Seeds of the Dead: Genetically Modified Zombies!

by Andy Kumpon, Gary Malick

When his evil superiors create a new strain of genetically modified food (GMO) that transforms ordinary people into ravenous, bloodthirsty zombies, a disillusioned scientist turns whistle-blower and becomes their next target....

Seeds Of The Dead is a story about a man at the crossroads, one which will, in turn, jeopardize the very fate of humankind. On one hand, this man supports the creation of GMO's (genetically modified organisms) to help feed the vast population of the world. But to do so, he must align himself with a nefarious corporation and the corrupt elitists who control it.

Meet Peter Malik, a promising young scientist employed by the dubious Moonstar Foods INC. When Peter learns the treachery his corporation is set to unleash upon the unsuspecting masses, he threatens to expose their dark secret by turning whistleblower. The corporation retaliates, contaminating Peter's hometown with infected food, and turns the people Peter loves most into flesh-eating zombies.

Can Peter save his hometown, his parents, and the woman he adores, plus warn the entire planet of the impending doom?
  Set against a zombie apocalypse in small-town America, Seeds of the Dead is a thrilling mix of survival horror, dark humor, along with loads of action and suspense! Those who love zombies and zombie comedies will treasure Seeds of the Dead! Come along for the wild ride! Read it now! Press and Reviews for "Seeds of the Dead":

"Seeds of the Dead, the novel by Andy Kumpon and Gary Malick is an absolutely entertaining ride into horror, gore and everything we love about horror. With chemically-created, slime-spewing zombies running around gorging themselves on human flesh and an evil corporation as the puppet master, this is a story that has no down time. It is a wonderful, in-your-face novel that you won't be able to put down!" ~ HORROR FUEL

"This time around genetically modified food is the vehicle for a localized zombie outbreak, featuring a corporate evil angle not entirely unlike that of the Umbrella Corporation in the Resident Evil franchise. The creators bill the novel as a blend of gallows humor and survival horror, and the satirical flavor of the book is immediately on display in the official synopsis– Moonstar is, after all, only a few letters from Monsanto...." ~ HORROR BUZZ

"SEEDS OF THE DEAD was a quick and light read, but good fun, if you are just looking for that dose of horror told with a good dose of black humor." ~ THE HORROR REVIEW

Genres: Zombies

250 pages, Paperback

Published December 26, 2020

About the author

Andy Kumpon is the Co-Founder of KillerBeam Entertainment. Kumpon has always been interested in sci-fi/horror/fantasy. He is a big fan of the old Godzilla movies, creature feature and of course "Star Wars" and the films of John Carpenter and the Novels of Stephen King.

Kumpon moved to New York City in 2006 and worked in video production by partnering with and creating Malbec Gold Productions. One of the Co-founders of Terra FOSSIL Wines, Andy created Terra FOSSIL TV, which highlights Terra FOSSIL testimonials taken in-and-around New York City which netted millions of views.

An award-winning filmmaker with 20 years experience in all facets of film/video production (writing, directing, editing, composing, marketing), he has worked on several independent series/films/productions in Seattle, L.A., and N.Y. His short supernatural thriller KNIT (2016), a proof of concept for a feature film of the same name has won numerous festival awards. And he most recently finished a spiritual drama titled "More Time".

Kumpon has several feature length screenplays he is looking to develop, namely his upcoming Sci-Fi, zombie epic "Seeds Of The Dead" featuring a take on GMO, and his Action/Sci-Fi screenplay "The Pit", which he plans on adapting into a Graphic Novel sometime in 2020. He also wants to adapt "Day Crosser" into a film. He is of Mexican/American descent.

Reviews

[D.K. Hundt · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like your zombie horror stories submerged in the satire, dripping with humor, and served with a dollop of hope, then I recommend delving into SEED OF THE DEAD.

‘Meet Peter Malik, a promising young scientist employed by the dubious Moonstar Foods INC. When Peter learns the treachery his corporation is set to unleash upon the unsuspecting masses, he threatens to expose their dark secret by turning whistleblower. The corporation retaliates, contaminating Peter’s hometown with infected food, and turns the people Peter loves most into flesh-eating zombies.’

Thank you, Authors Andy Kumpon and Gary Malick, and KillerBeam Entertainment, for providing me with an eBook of SEED OF THE DEAD in exchange for an honest review.

[Bookworm]

Rating: C

Writing style just was really short and lacked description - which made it pretty fast-paced but also goofy and lame. Not what I was looking for at the moment.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an e-book copy of Seeds of the Dead from the author Andy Kumpon in return for my honest review, which follows below, I thank him for this opportunity.

I rated this 4 stars.
This novel is self described as ‘gallows humor’, which I did find heavily threaded throughout; I would consider this comedic horror on serious subject matter. For someone like me, who reads mainly dark fiction, this was a strawberry sorbet between courses; a much needed tongue in cheek commentary on big corporations that felt perfect with how 2020 has been going. I recommend it for readers that don’t mind seeing some of the typical zombie tropes used jovially, agree that sometimes companies are not out to help us ( but want to kill us with zombies ), and just like quirky horror reads. I took away one star, because for me personally, the zombies were a little *moist* for me. I can handle a lot, but pus and slime can wear on me, so I don’t think I can read this again because it hit my gross limit. Obviously not everyone may feel this way, but I am merely how I am.

We are introduced to the protagonist, Peter, right away. He works for Moonstar Laboratories, trying to solve world hunger with GMO’s. His dream is shattered a bit after he and his assistant Rory see some terminator seeds turn a test group of rats into reanimated, orifice leaking zombies. Even Lil’ Pete, the lab favorite, is not spared. Instead of dismay, disgust, or horror, the company heirs are thrilled with this development; they want Peter to take some time and think it over, hopefully getting over his reservations and going full evil with them.

So he heads home to Green Bluff, with Lil’ Pete for observation, to see his parents and ponder. This sets off a chain reaction of events, including promising on camera to expose Moonstar’s secrets and their retaliation of turning Green Bluff into zombie outbreak zone one. There is an old flame, now with an insufferable new boyfriend, a member of Anonymous, friendly potheads, a tattooed feminist, and a redneck; it occurred to me that these would make a great odd toy collection. Have you seen those toy sets for strange things, like the narwhal that can fit three people on it’s horn, with extra stabbing action? Or the zombie figurines that come in a package of ten, now with radioactive glow! I would read a particular sentence about a character and think, there it is, the toy description. Here’s the “Hipster Boyfriend,” now with even tighter jeans, how small can we go?! Here’s the “Has a Bunch o’ Babies Redneck,” complete with faulty condoms!

I loved it, because I also got this comic panel vibe with how some of the scenes cut in and out. If you have ever watched IZombie, then I think you will get what I mean. It added to the whole wild adventure feel; with all the horrible death, it had some lighthearted moments mixed in. I got a Troma, Shaun of the Dead, and Dead Alive kinda feel while reading this, and that’s not a complaint. Like I said at the beginning, my ONLY complaint is that these zombies oozed things that I could imagine just a little too well. They painted the streets with it, I don’t know how they would get the smell out of that place; for me I would just burn it down and start over.

[Rakhi (New Book Reviewer) · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story starts with young and talented scientist Peter, who works for Moonstar INC, is feeding the lab rats the seeds produced by his company. But as the new morning rises and when Peter enters the lab, he finds the cute little rats are all rotting with flesh falling away and elongated teeth along with puss type fluid dripping from their bodies all dead.

To know what exactly happened to them, Peter and his partner start to examine the rat, but just as they cut the rat open, the rat raises from the dead along with others and attracts Peter and his partner, they can't space the lab as the doors are shut closed and the only option is to kill the hideous bloodthirsty rats.

So what will Peter do next? Who does he save himself and his partner from these rats? What happens when humans eat these genetically modified organisms seeds and turn into Zombies? What will happen next?

My Take:

What will you do if your hometown becomes the Zombieland?
Every person you know and your family and loved ones turn into bloodthirsty Zombies, What will you do?

Seeds of the Dead: Genetically Modified Zombies! A tale of a deadly viral outbreak in our bioengineered food is the debut novel written by the author Andy Kumpon and its the coolest and creative book that you will definitely like.

The book has a very creative and compelling storyline that you will unquestionably enjoy reading.

While reading I felt this book could turn into a movie as the story contains a great plot, twists, and turns, the evil twins, the evil corporation that only knows one thing that is to do business, a hero worker, the scientist who wants to save humankind from this outbreak from his corporation. This book has it all.

I also liked the detailed descriptions of characters, their appearances, their personalities, the surroundings, the zombies, the emotions, everything is well written, and in an artistic way that the author Andy Kumpon has expressed. Also, the book is written in Lucid language making it imaginative and keep you at the edge of your seat.

I loved reading this book and can't wait to read the other book written by the author Andy Kumpon.

Overall an action-filled zombie story! If you want to know what Peter does to save humankind from bloodthirsty zombies then click here and read now Seeds of the Dead: Genetically Modified Zombies! A tale of a deadly viral outbreak in our bioengineered food written by the author Andy Kumpon.

[Rose Auburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peter Malik is a scientist for Moonstar Foods Inc., the Corporation that is feeding the over-populated world with genetically modified food. However, when Peter discovers what Moonstar’s genetically modified seeds do to his lab rat, Lil’ Pete, he decides to turn whistle-blower not suspecting that Moonstar will exact revenge by contaminating a free food giveaway…

Seeds of the Dead is a fun, fast-paced read. It’s not my normal genre but it certainly delivers as a spoofy, humorous and gruesome Zombie Apocalypse novel. The story is fairly straightforward and the plot neat; once Peter has turned against Moonstar, he faces a race against time to save the inhabitants of his hometown, Green Bluff, and try to win back his ex-girlfriend, who runs an organic grocery. The prose is confident; it’s clear the Authors had a lot of fun writing this and it does not take itself too seriously. It’s unashamedly full of genre tropes and they work well; it’s not overdone and all pretty plausible too despite the majority of the narrative. The writing throughout is deceptively strong and although the story does not hold many surprises, it has a contemporary feel. It could be argued that the overwhelming control that Moonstar Inc., has over the population who are enslaved to their products could serve as a satirical commentary on contemporary life and with that in mind, Seeds of the Dead, has a slightly uncomfortable, thought-provoking layer in amongst the comedy.

The Zombies are disgusting and no grisly, fluid-filled, descriptive detail in spared in bringing them to life; it’s visually visceral and pockets of hilarity ensue. There are the usual assortment of slightly misfit and caricaturised characters that survive and assume a unit to try to overwhelm the Zombies. And, as usual, the solution to getting rid of them is simple and effective. I thought the situation with Peter’s Dad, Eugene, was a nice inclusion, adding a serious note in otherwise humorous banter. The owners of the Moonstar Empire, Richard and Sofia Beaudette were suitably rendered as the villains. I also loved Flo, the diner waitress and despite knowing the Peter should dispose of Lil’ Pete, in keeping with the tradition of these tales, you just know he won’t part with him and he serves as the book’s mascot.

The ending maybe comes a little loose and over-confident but overall, this is a thoroughly entertaining, gore-splattered, comedic Zombie horror.

[Mc Chanster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this book was gruesome. It was also violent, horrifying, and kind of disgusting. And I absolutely enjoyed it.

Peter Malik is a food scientist who believes GMO’s will help solve world hunger. Employed by Moonstar Laboratories, he and his assistant, Rory, are appalled to discover the terminator seeds they’d been working on, have turned their test rats into hungry, flesh-eating zombies. They are further dismayed to hear how delighted the owners of the company are to hear such news – so delighted in fact, that they offer to pay Peter a ‘handsomely’ to stay on with Moonstar and be part of the leadership team. He heads home to Green Bluffs to think over the offer, but soon starts a chain of events that pushes him, and his family into a situation where they are now the test subjects in a deadly game.

All the way through this book, I kept thinking ‘oh my God, this would be a great movie’. It reminded me of Zombieland / Tucker & Dale vs. Evil / Shaun of the Dead and there were several moments where I laughed out loud (so glad Big Willy condoms aren’t a real thing!). At the same time though, I thought the book was full of adventure and suspense, and I loved the somewhat motley crew of people who came together to survive. I appreciated the times of tenderness, whether it was between Peter and his family, or a random act of selflessness from one of the characters and I think this gave the book a greater depth than just a zombie-slasher. I do have to admit that there were times when things got a bit too descriptive and I had to skim forward past the ‘juicy’ bits, but overall, a great dark, and funny novel.

Thank you Voracious Readers, Andy Kumpon and Gary Malick for my copy!

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scientist Peter Malik has a great job working for corporate giant, Moonstar. After the rats in his laboratory became scary Zombie rats after ingesting genetically modified seeds, the heads of the corporation offer Peter a blank check for his silence and cooperation with the project. But the heads of Moonstar have an even more sinister agenda, and the people of the small town where Peter grew up begin to transform into Zombies. This is an interesting new take on the Zombie story. The narrative could be a little scarier and you will need to have a strong stomach to read constantly about pus leaking, cannibalistic Zombies who explode when pelted with salt or when they have fed to capacity. I enjoyed this book, and if you are a fan of Zombie tales, you will also enjoy it. I got my copy of this book from Voracious Readers.

[Lilyn George]

I received a copy of this book from the author/pub for review consideration.

Seeds of the Dead has an interesting premise, but I found it extremely hard to get into and ended up setting it aside. Some of my issues were the dialogue in many places did not feel real and there are a lot of 'filler' words that distracted me.

I do think it could be a fun read for someone who isn't me. The action gets going immediately, the author doesn't hold back on the ick factor, and zombies are always going to be fun.

[Jim Hardison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun horror in a “Sharknado” kind of way

This was a fun, fast, very visual and visceral read. It’s a bit over-the-top and unbelievable in places that gives it a kind of campy tone. If you like your zombie horror gore-splattered and don’t mind occasionally convenient inconsistency in zombie behavior and disease progression, you’ll probably really enjoy this.

[Raymond St. Paul · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nah

It started out interesting then devolved into a so-called zombie tale; I started skipping pages to get to the end. Nope don't recommend reading this book.