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Held Over
HELD OVER is a ferociously original zombie tale from horror author, Terry M. West. Welcome to the Milburn & Stein Home for Continuance. It is a first class living community for the recently undead. This story is just one of the dark tales featured in West's critically-acclaimed collection, WHAT PRICE GORY. HELD OVER is part of the Single Shot Short Story series which adds exclusive story notes and bonus content that you can only find in the Single Shot Story Series. Here is what people have said about HELD OVER:
“HELD OVER is a prime example of [Terry’s] skill at reinterpreting an idea that, in my opinion, has been done to death (pun entirely intended haha), and finding a whole new life in it…”
-Heather Omen, DIGITAL MACABRE
“HELD OVER is the author's unique take on zombie fiction that caught me by surprise…”-Dale Herring, GEEKDOM OF GORE
“HELD OVER was a great zombie story, one I've never read before…”-Alicia Banks, HORROR NEWS NETWORK
If you think you have read every type of zombie tale out there... think again...
“HELD OVER is a prime example of [Terry’s] skill at reinterpreting an idea that, in my opinion, has been done to death (pun entirely intended haha), and finding a whole new life in it…”
-Heather Omen, DIGITAL MACABRE
“HELD OVER is the author's unique take on zombie fiction that caught me by surprise…”-Dale Herring, GEEKDOM OF GORE
“HELD OVER was a great zombie story, one I've never read before…”-Alicia Banks, HORROR NEWS NETWORK
If you think you have read every type of zombie tale out there... think again...
- GenresZombiesShort Stories
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 30, 2014
17 people want to read
About the author
Terry M. West
198 books135 followersTerry M. West is an American horror author. His best known works: What Price Gory, Car Nex, Dreg and his Night Things series. He was a finalist for 2 International Horror Guild Awards and he was featured on the TV Guide Sci-Fi hot list for his YA graphic novel series, Confessions of a Teenage Vampire. Terry was born in Texas, lived in New York for two decades and he currently hangs his hat in California.
www.terrymwest.com
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February 11, 2015
This is part of Terry M. West’s Single Shot Short Story Series. This particular story comes from the pages of his anthology What Price Gory?, which can be found on Amazon.
Personally, this is my first experience with Mr. West's work. Reading a lot of self-published work, and networking with other authors, allows me to get my hands on some otherwise buried material. Amazon is full of millions of books of all genres. And in an age where one can easily self publish doesn’t mean they should. The crap buries the gold. The good stuff is in there, but you may have to get your hands dirty to find it.
I would consider Held Over a little nugget of pure gold. There’s no messing around here. West shows his intelligence without trying to intimidate you with a big vocabulary. His prose is just that tight! And his ideas that unique! Yes, Held Over is a zombie story. But you haven’t read this before (unless of course you literally have read it, as in from the pages of his anthology What Price Gory?).
Held Over introduces us to the Milburn & Stein Home for Continuance, where the rich go to keep on living. After they’re dead. Imagine that greedy old man who’s been served his whole life, the one with zero tolerance for the less fortunate. Well, now he’s ready to fill out the DNR papers but instead hands over his entire lifesavings just to be able to continue romping around in that sagging skin even longer, while brainless and with a newfound appetite for flesh; all within the walls of a secure and specialized old (really old) folks home.
I’m seriously looking forward to more of Mr. West’s contributions to the literary world (and there are plenty available). And now that I know about him, it’s less turd I have to dig through to find something satisfying.
Personally, this is my first experience with Mr. West's work. Reading a lot of self-published work, and networking with other authors, allows me to get my hands on some otherwise buried material. Amazon is full of millions of books of all genres. And in an age where one can easily self publish doesn’t mean they should. The crap buries the gold. The good stuff is in there, but you may have to get your hands dirty to find it.
I would consider Held Over a little nugget of pure gold. There’s no messing around here. West shows his intelligence without trying to intimidate you with a big vocabulary. His prose is just that tight! And his ideas that unique! Yes, Held Over is a zombie story. But you haven’t read this before (unless of course you literally have read it, as in from the pages of his anthology What Price Gory?).
Held Over introduces us to the Milburn & Stein Home for Continuance, where the rich go to keep on living. After they’re dead. Imagine that greedy old man who’s been served his whole life, the one with zero tolerance for the less fortunate. Well, now he’s ready to fill out the DNR papers but instead hands over his entire lifesavings just to be able to continue romping around in that sagging skin even longer, while brainless and with a newfound appetite for flesh; all within the walls of a secure and specialized old (really old) folks home.
I’m seriously looking forward to more of Mr. West’s contributions to the literary world (and there are plenty available). And now that I know about him, it’s less turd I have to dig through to find something satisfying.
September 10, 2015
Fantastic piece of horror fiction!
This story was my introduction to the work of Terry West and I must say Terry delivers! The casual, almost laid-back manner in which the staff discussed the "next life" with their potential resident played nicely off the reality of zombie existence.
I've purchased "What Price Gory" and am looking forward to reading it shortly.
This story was my introduction to the work of Terry West and I must say Terry delivers! The casual, almost laid-back manner in which the staff discussed the "next life" with their potential resident played nicely off the reality of zombie existence.
I've purchased "What Price Gory" and am looking forward to reading it shortly.
August 17, 2016
Tight short story about how to treat your loved ones after they have died only once.
October 23, 2017
Good story very original
Good story very original never read one like it would have enjoyed to see it play out more maybe turn into a novel
Good story very original never read one like it would have enjoyed to see it play out more maybe turn into a novel
September 2, 2016
Definitely a different type of tale about zombies. My only complaint is I saw the ending from a mile away, so I didn't get the "punch line" a great short story needs to have.
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