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Zombie Reign: A Fake Zombie Story
Clarence Ringo is a movie director. Well, no he isn't but he wants to be! He has convinced himself and numerous others around him that he has written the next great Zombie blockbuster: Zombie Reign. But there are a few problems. Clarence has never directed a film in his life and hasn't actually written anything. That will not stop him though!
He proceeds with hiring cast and crew while promising them fame and riches beyond their wildest imaginations. After all, if you want something badly enough, you should go for it, right? Clarence does just that until things start to go wrong. Soon everything begins to fall apart as each of his lies start to crumble. From people dying on set, to having to kill in order to see his delusion through, Clarence will stop at nothing to bring his fake vision to life.
Will Clarence be able to keep it all together in order to create his fake vision? Probably not, but he's not about to let that stop him! Zombie! Reign!
He proceeds with hiring cast and crew while promising them fame and riches beyond their wildest imaginations. After all, if you want something badly enough, you should go for it, right? Clarence does just that until things start to go wrong. Soon everything begins to fall apart as each of his lies start to crumble. From people dying on set, to having to kill in order to see his delusion through, Clarence will stop at nothing to bring his fake vision to life.
Will Clarence be able to keep it all together in order to create his fake vision? Probably not, but he's not about to let that stop him! Zombie! Reign!
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 12, 2015
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November 17, 2015
This story made me hate scam artists even more violently. Knowing that some of the content is based on real events is kind of a neat side benefit. Zombie reigns is a fictional portrayal of a "movie" that was in preproduction for years, without ever being finished. It pretty much destroys all hope for humanity. Good story, and not the usual festival of freaks that I've come to expect from this author.
June 4, 2016
A man says he is making a zombie movie, but is he? The would be director-writer is certainly immature and narcissistic, but is he also a bit deranged? Based on a true story, this is quite a good character study, and the horror is subtle, and disturbing. A good read-- well done.
February 26, 2015
Lmfao!
This was corny but funny! Easy read, and follow. Knowing this, if your a fan of B horror flicks, your going to enjoy it as much as I did!
This was corny but funny! Easy read, and follow. Knowing this, if your a fan of B horror flicks, your going to enjoy it as much as I did!
July 2, 2016
Not usual horror I was expecting but well done and enjoyable!
October 10, 2017
🤦🏾♀️ What did I just read??? I can’t explain the confusion this book brings. I found myself scratching my head, rolling my eyes and wanting to smack the characters on more accounts than I can count. If you have a few( and I do mean few) hours to waste, then knock yourself out. But don’t expect a serious reading experience from this one.
January 14, 2018
It was okay. No real point
January 22, 2015
This is a fairly short book, it only took about two hours to read, and I basically sat down and didn't get up again until I'd finished it (thankfully I waited to start it until after my children were in bed asleep.) I was immediately sucked into the story, although I believe that's due in part to my previous knowledge of the events that inspired it. I would strongly recommend you check out http://timmiller.org for all of the interesting updates on Zombie Reign (the movie) before you read this book.
This story is told in third person, and jumps around between cast members, which allows us to see the story from several different angles. However, with all the jumping around, I never really felt a connection with any of them. A few of them frequently left me feeling appalled, but never connected.
This book is largely dialogue driven and doesn't have a whole lot of lengthy descriptions, which can make it a little difficult to picture the scenes, although it also gives your imagination more free reign to decide what the characters and settings look like, so you can create your own fake movie in your head. The dialogue comes off as a little bit cheesy, but that's pretty typical for satire. It also seems a little absurd at times, but I think that's actually the point since the dialogue is at its most absurd when Clarence or Lisa are talking.
My biggest complaint is that there were several spelling/grammar errors in this story. They didn't completely interfere with the flow, but at times they were a little jarring. For anyone that frequently reads my reviews, you know that means I will be detracting one star from my rating for this.
Overall I give this story 3.5 out of 5 stars. I did thoroughly enjoy it, but the lack of character connection and spelling/grammar errors are an issue for me. I would recommend this book to readers that are also fans of movie parodies.
This story is told in third person, and jumps around between cast members, which allows us to see the story from several different angles. However, with all the jumping around, I never really felt a connection with any of them. A few of them frequently left me feeling appalled, but never connected.
This book is largely dialogue driven and doesn't have a whole lot of lengthy descriptions, which can make it a little difficult to picture the scenes, although it also gives your imagination more free reign to decide what the characters and settings look like, so you can create your own fake movie in your head. The dialogue comes off as a little bit cheesy, but that's pretty typical for satire. It also seems a little absurd at times, but I think that's actually the point since the dialogue is at its most absurd when Clarence or Lisa are talking.
My biggest complaint is that there were several spelling/grammar errors in this story. They didn't completely interfere with the flow, but at times they were a little jarring. For anyone that frequently reads my reviews, you know that means I will be detracting one star from my rating for this.
Overall I give this story 3.5 out of 5 stars. I did thoroughly enjoy it, but the lack of character connection and spelling/grammar errors are an issue for me. I would recommend this book to readers that are also fans of movie parodies.
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