People refer to the infected as "zombies" although that's not what they really are. The word zombie implies the infected have died and reanimated. The thing is, those infected with Mad Swine, they didn't die. They're still alive; they even breathe. They're just not...human anymore. No one really knows how or why it started. What we do know is that the H1N1 virus--or the damn vaccinations that everyone so anxiously lined up for hours to get--mutated in a bad way. Now whether this mutation happened naturally, like the seasonal influenza does every year by changing its signature protein, or if it was the work of some mad dictator bent on bringing hell into the world by unleashing the bastardized disease, no one can say for sure. For Matt Danzig and the small community of Randall Oaks, the only thing that matters now is survival in this new world.

Mad Swine: The Beginning

Literature & Fiction

Pajak, Steven

Genre Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

People refer to the infected as “zombies,” but that’s not what they really are. Zombie implies the infected have died and reanimated. The thing is, they didn’t die. They’re still alive; they even breath. They’re just not human anymore. Screams and a pulled fire alarm transform Matt Danzig’s average day in the university admissions office to anything but normal. After witnessing a colleague attacking a student with his teeth, Danzig begins a hectic journey to find his kids, his wife, and perhaps a much darker version of himself than he ever expected. As the infection spreads and crazed hordes--dubbed “Mad Swine”--take over the cities, Danzig and the residents of Randall Oaks find themselves locked in a desperate struggle to survive in the new world. "Extremely well-written ... the story and characters kept me turning the pages faster and faster."--Zombie-Reviews.com "An excellent addition to the zombie subgenre... will make you look at the swine flu in a whole new light!"—Jessica Meigs, author of THE BECOMING

Literary

Permuted Press

Three months after the beginning of the Mad Swine outbreak, the residents of Randall Oaks have reached their breaking point. After surviving the initial outbreak and a war waged with their neighboring community, Providence, their supplies are severely close to depletion. With hostile neighbors at their flanks and hordes of infected outside their walls, they have become prisoners within their own community. When new allies arrive with an old friend, the brave men and women of Randall Oaks will be faced with the decision to stay within the confines of the community only to die of starvation or to leave the safety of their walls in pursuit of a promise land, the survivors must make their choice—and face a new enemy unseen. Will the remaining members of Randall Oaks continue to survive the apocalypse or will it be a Dead Winter?
“I am definitely hooked on this new series; [it's] a brutal introduction to an apocalypse that will leave you feeling like you’ve been dragged across broken glass &amp; a salted highway.”--Ursula K. Raphael, The Zombiephiles on MAD SWINE: THE BEGINNING
“[Mad Swine: The Beginning is] a solid, action filled apocalyptic saga with interesting characters and a storyline that has me intrigued and curious about what happens next."--Patrick D’Orazio, author of COMES THE DARK
“Paints a bleak picture of what life could be like in the first few weeks and months of an outbreak. MAD SWINE: THE BEGINNING is well worth the read.”--BuyZombie.com

Mad Swine: Dead Winter

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Sargent, R.E.

Alvey Harris, Jane

Krantz, Kayla

Roles, RJ

Lagoe, Red

Rocha, Peter

Merry, Eleanor

Munro, Charlotte

Wilkerson, Chris

Sinister Smile Press

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That noise in the dead of night. The shadow that slips by almost unnoticed. The fear that pulverizes your sense of reasoning and pushes you deep down under seven layers of covers. There is no escaping it, and when the dark forces of the universe come after you, the world will know exactly what you are made of. Will you run? Will you fight? Maybe you'll join forces with the darkness that rips through your quiet little life. Everyone's dying to find out. The Better Off Dead series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness With stories by R.E. Sargent, Steven Pajak, Jane Alvey Harris, Red Lagoe, Kayla Krantz, RJ Roles, Peter Rocha, Mike Duke, Cassandra, Angler, Matthew A. Clarke, Gerald Dean Rice, Alan Derosby and L.K. Pinaire.

If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Supernatural Horror (The Better Off Dead Series)

Angler, Cassandra

Duke, Mike

Clarke, Matthew A

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YOUNG, MARK

Nelson, Bridgett

Fox, Cara

Bahnsen, Chris Contreras

Milder, Scotty

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Richard, Spencer

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Brown, Claire

Healy, Chisto

Press, Sinister Smile

Miller, Jon

Morgan, T.M.

If I Die Before I Wake: Three Volume Collection - Volumes 1-3 (The Better Off Dead Series)

Derosby, Alan

Contreras Bahnsen, Chris

Your worst nightmares come true. 
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