Realism in Zombie Fiction

Is it possible? By Brian Parker I’m not going to attempt to convince you that the proverbial zombie apocalypse can or can’t happen, that’s been debated by every fanboy and even legitimate science for years, if not decades. So let’s start with a statement of fact: Zombies, as depicted in popular fiction, don’t currently exist

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A Double Interview with R. L. and M. R. Reeves

Permuted Press: First things first: introduce yourselves! What books have you written, etc.? Rick Reeves: Well, my name is Rick Reeves and am a native of the great state of Texas: Fort Worth, actually.  I am a USAF vet and after moving around all of the country and one stint in the U.K., I ended up

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Giving Thanks. . .For Nightmares

By Christian Smith Thanksgiving is a strange middle-child holiday, sadly lacking in both the horror-show cachet of big brother Halloween and the candy cane magic of little sister Christmas. Established as a day to express gratitude for one’s blessings—in remembrance of a historical event of dubious authenticity—Thanksgiving has devolved in recent years into a day

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FEMA isn’t a Contingency Plan

By Mark Campbell When it comes to zombie fiction, one thing that seems to elude people in the United States is just how quickly our modern society can fall apart. For being a county that tends to question and scrutinize every action our leaders do, we seem to place an overwhelming amount of faith in

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Indian Hill Book Trailer

INDIAN HILL by Mark Tufo A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and for Michael Talbot that step is taken at Indian Hill with his best friend Paul Ginson by his side. Together they grow up, meet girls, and go off to college. And that’s where everything changes.  

Film Rights for Exit Zero Acquired by WME

William Morris Endeavor Inks Agreement with Permuted Press for Film Rights to Novel Exit Zero William Morris Endeavor has entered into an agreement with Permuted Press to  represent the film rights of the novel Exit Zero. Released in March 2015, Exit Zero blends the genres of horror, comedy and political conspiracy as it follows a group of characters fighting their way down New Jersey’s

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An Interview with Jennifer Brozek

Permuted: Hey, Jennifer. Thanks for answering some questions for us, and congratulations on the release of NEVER LET ME SLEEP on October 13th. To begin with, you’re not only a published author, you’re an accomplished editor and we recently heard you became the managing editor for our friends over at Evil Girlfriend Media. Can you tell us

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Ancient Mythology Meets Modern Technology

By Toby Tate Large caliber weapons and prehistoric monsters have long been two of my favorite subjects. I guess that’s why I love reading (and writing) about them. While in high school I read Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, about a modern-day dinosaur-hunting expedition. Thunder lizards versus modern man and his machines? I was hooked.

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Down Highways in the Dark…By Demons Driven

By Dan Henk Legends and old wives tales hold a truth–but we’ve forgotten the chaos that lies behind them. Strange worlds and creatures lie all around us. Humanity was once a slave, and is still the prey of creatures no one dreamed existed. The universe is much darker and stranger than we can ever imagine.

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Seeds in the Dark

By Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin When you write horror or any kind of dark speculative fiction, you can’t just “write what you know,” can you? What you know is the eye staring at you through the slit in the curtain. What you sense, what you smell, what stiffens the hair on your neck is the imponderable

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