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Rot by Michele Lee is a softcover novella published by Skullvines Press. It’s a very different kind of zombie story.
This story easily made my best loved horror book list for this year. I’ve read it three times now and each time I find something new . . . something that makes me look at the story in a different way. And yes, it made me tear up in the end.
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RotAuthor: Lee, Michele |
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So you’ve raised your loved ones from the dead, but had no idea how difficult it would be to care for them. No problem! Silver Springs is a warm, peaceful facility equipped to handle all your zombie needs. Their friendly staff will ensure they have a safe environment with daily exercise and raw meat. Rest easy knowing they’re in good hands . . . as they rot. In Michele Lee’s Rot, you won’t find an apocalypse or Romero-style flesh-eaters. This is far more disturbing. In a world where certain people can will others back from death, Silver Springs Specialty Care Community caters to the undead for those who aren’t quite ready to let go (zombie milk available by special arrangement at the home office). Dean, retired from the military and looking for an easier life, runs security at this zombie herding farm, but he learns that dark injustice is not unique to war. There’s a rotten core to Silver Springs. Now, Dean and a quickly-decaying corpse named Patrick are on the hunt for a woman they both love and lost to a lucrative business that specializes in greed, zombies and never having to say goodbye. A novella by Michele Lee, with cover art by Mark McLaughlin and interior art by Mechelle Sizemore. |
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Rot is also available as a digital download ebook.
What People are Saying about Rot:
“Part detective story, part romance, all horror, Michele Lee’s Rot is an exceptional piece of work, one of those rare stories that manages to seamlessly blend together all those elements that make a horror story memorable, and it does so with such a confident voice, one might think Lee — a relative newcomer — is secretly channeling the masters. Rot is nothing less than the unveiling of an exciting new talent in the horror field, one I suspect — and hope — we’ll be hearing a lot more from in the future.” — Kealan Patrick Burke, author of Master of the Moors, The Turtle Boy, and Currency of Souls
“Smart zombies, a mystery, and a love story — this has so many elements foreign to the typical zombie story, that it will be a true inspiration to any fan of the undead. In these pages we see real inhumanity, dark humor, and hope, and we realize our favorite monster is capable of so much more than gut munching and being shot in the head. Don’t miss this one.” — Kim Paffenroth, author of Dying to Live and Dying to Live: Life Sentence
“Rot is a definite winner. It’s well-written, has lots of plot twists, characters we care about, and it strikes more emotional chords than you’d probably expect in a novella about flesh-eating zombies.” — Jeff Strand, author of Pressure
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