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Living Dead at Ziegfreidt and Roy
A lone figure stumbles in from the dark, telling tales of terror and destruction... warning of the beginning of the end. The living have been twisted beyond recognition, into foul, demented creatures of fury and depravity. The dead are rising to join them. And the last diner at the end of the world is almost out of coffee...
The Dead are on the rampage in Las Vegas. A Pirate sails the halls of an uptown office building. An irate punk rocker visits a southern-fried eatery and gets nothing that he ordered. Chupacabras rain down guts and gravitas in West Texas. A janitor for the Galactic Empire goes job hunting. New and previously published stories from one of today's rising stars of genre fiction, Axel Howerton, author of HOT SINATRA and co-founder of the annual Coffin Hop online horror extravaganza.
*Now with four additional stories.
The Dead are on the rampage in Las Vegas. A Pirate sails the halls of an uptown office building. An irate punk rocker visits a southern-fried eatery and gets nothing that he ordered. Chupacabras rain down guts and gravitas in West Texas. A janitor for the Galactic Empire goes job hunting. New and previously published stories from one of today's rising stars of genre fiction, Axel Howerton, author of HOT SINATRA and co-founder of the annual Coffin Hop online horror extravaganza.
*Now with four additional stories.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 12, 2011
41 people want to read
About the author
Axel Howerton
20 books102 followersAxel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the Arthur Ellis Award nominated author of the detective caper "Hot Sinatra"; the modern gothic fairytale "Furr"; the zombie novella "Living Dead at Zigfreid & Roy"; and the noir fable "Con Morte". His forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series for Tyche Books kicks off with "Demon Days" in February 2018.
When he's not on-duty as a "purveyor of literary badassery" and "hometown anti-hero", Axel wanders the foothills of Southern Alberta with his two brilliant sons, and a wife that is way out of his league.
Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com or seek him out on social media as #AxelHow
When he's not on-duty as a "purveyor of literary badassery" and "hometown anti-hero", Axel wanders the foothills of Southern Alberta with his two brilliant sons, and a wife that is way out of his league.
Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com or seek him out on social media as #AxelHow
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November 5, 2011
Humorously Horrifying!
Holy shit! I loved the way Axel Howerton has captured these humorous characters in their frantic state of being scared shitless before being eaten by zombies led by white tigers. Excellent job in turning humorous situation’s into a terrifying and horrifying deathly blood bath ending.
I loved the Texas Cowboy character and his ending choice would have been the ending choice I would of taken had I been put in the situation of being eaten by the white tiger or even being turned into a zombie. Totally Wicked story to read especially during Halloween season!
Holy shit! I loved the way Axel Howerton has captured these humorous characters in their frantic state of being scared shitless before being eaten by zombies led by white tigers. Excellent job in turning humorous situation’s into a terrifying and horrifying deathly blood bath ending.
I loved the Texas Cowboy character and his ending choice would have been the ending choice I would of taken had I been put in the situation of being eaten by the white tiger or even being turned into a zombie. Totally Wicked story to read especially during Halloween season!
November 6, 2011
Las Vegas...zombies on the loose! Axel Howerton has a gift for dialog and writing kick ass action scenes. Prepare yourself to enter a Las Vegas full of zombies and tigers and an old cowboy dude in Las Vegas praying to God he doesn't become one of the living dead. A fun, wild read!
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Some reviews from Smashwords:
Review by: Amy Marshall on Oct. 26, 2011 : *****
It starts with a jolt—the bang of a door, the manic tinkling of the bell above it; suddenly, shockingly, you find your legs sticking uncomfortably to a naugahyde bench and your elbows resting on a formica tabletop while your palms burn around a white ceramic coffee cup. The weather is suddenly oppressively hot(and forget about that “dry heat” crap because those of us who have lived in the desert Southwest can tell you certainly that it’s crap--112°F is 112°F and “dry” is just a sick myth), it’s night, and the world around you is about to explode into chaos.
Several breathless moments follow that initial shock, and, as a reader, you hope against hope that you can pull yourself out of the situation—that you can believe the voice in your brain that verbally slaps you around—telling you that you’re sitting safely at home with a Nook or a Kindle cradled in your hands and cold weather just outside the door. Yet, as the elderly man who just burst through the door and sucked you out of your closely-guarded reality approaches the counter, you find your eyes closing. You see the glint of his revolver reflected against yellowed countertop rimmed with stainless steel… Yeah, well. Give it up. You’re there.
"Living Dead at Zigfreidt & Roy" is a short story. Keep remembering that as you read it. It’s tight, it’s fast-paced, and it does more in 19 pages than some novels manage in 100,000+ words. The characters are expertly drawn; the author offers little by way of description, but these characters are people we’ve already met. We instinctively know them—the elderly Texan, the cook who eyes him suspiciously across the counter, the eager-to-please busboy, and the customers in the diner. The dialog flows naturally, expletives and all, and there’s no doubt these conversations really took place … somewhere…
I suppose it’s fitting that all Hell breaks loose in Las Vegas. I love the premise. I love the execution (sorry). It is a truly enjoyable, bloody, fantastic, pulse-pounding read. Moments after finishing it, I got on Twitter and made a comment to the effect that Mr. Howerton’s story had me cowering in a diner booth whimpering, “Don’t look here…. Don’t look here…” I stand by that statement. I will also add this: here’s to sincerely hoping and praying that what happened in Vegas STAYS in Vegas.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by: Jamie Friesen on Oct. 20, 2011 : *****
This is a fantastic short story - full of action, well-developed characters and explosive description. From the cowboy's Texan drawl to the tense setting in the diner, it is an amazing tale...highly recommended!
Some reviews from Smashwords:
Review by: Amy Marshall on Oct. 26, 2011 : *****
It starts with a jolt—the bang of a door, the manic tinkling of the bell above it; suddenly, shockingly, you find your legs sticking uncomfortably to a naugahyde bench and your elbows resting on a formica tabletop while your palms burn around a white ceramic coffee cup. The weather is suddenly oppressively hot(and forget about that “dry heat” crap because those of us who have lived in the desert Southwest can tell you certainly that it’s crap--112°F is 112°F and “dry” is just a sick myth), it’s night, and the world around you is about to explode into chaos.
Several breathless moments follow that initial shock, and, as a reader, you hope against hope that you can pull yourself out of the situation—that you can believe the voice in your brain that verbally slaps you around—telling you that you’re sitting safely at home with a Nook or a Kindle cradled in your hands and cold weather just outside the door. Yet, as the elderly man who just burst through the door and sucked you out of your closely-guarded reality approaches the counter, you find your eyes closing. You see the glint of his revolver reflected against yellowed countertop rimmed with stainless steel… Yeah, well. Give it up. You’re there.
"Living Dead at Zigfreidt & Roy" is a short story. Keep remembering that as you read it. It’s tight, it’s fast-paced, and it does more in 19 pages than some novels manage in 100,000+ words. The characters are expertly drawn; the author offers little by way of description, but these characters are people we’ve already met. We instinctively know them—the elderly Texan, the cook who eyes him suspiciously across the counter, the eager-to-please busboy, and the customers in the diner. The dialog flows naturally, expletives and all, and there’s no doubt these conversations really took place … somewhere…
I suppose it’s fitting that all Hell breaks loose in Las Vegas. I love the premise. I love the execution (sorry). It is a truly enjoyable, bloody, fantastic, pulse-pounding read. Moments after finishing it, I got on Twitter and made a comment to the effect that Mr. Howerton’s story had me cowering in a diner booth whimpering, “Don’t look here…. Don’t look here…” I stand by that statement. I will also add this: here’s to sincerely hoping and praying that what happened in Vegas STAYS in Vegas.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by: Jamie Friesen on Oct. 20, 2011 : *****
This is a fantastic short story - full of action, well-developed characters and explosive description. From the cowboy's Texan drawl to the tense setting in the diner, it is an amazing tale...highly recommended!
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