About the Author

Seattle-based writer and filmmaker Don Roff and Oakland, California-based illustrator Chris Lane share an abiding taste in the macabre. This is their first collaboration. Don Roff is a writer and filmmaker. In addition to his two short films, 'A Night in the Life of a Vampire' and 'The Weird World of Mushroom Madness,' he has authored a number of young-adult books for Scholastic, Inc., including 'Scary Stories' (2006), 'Tales of Terror' (2007), and 'True Scary Stories' (2007). In 2006 Roff received the Zola Award for screenwriting from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. He lives in Seattle. Chris Lane is an Oakland, California-based illustrator. Clients include Intel Coporation, Scrambler Books, Esquire, Seattle Metropolitan, Kitchen Sink, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nexus Gallery, the Raptor Trust, Rock Paper Scissors, and the LoBot Gallery.

Reviews

In Roff's thriller, Dr. Robert Twombly documents the zombie apocalypse that has quickly overwhelmed planet Earth. Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne, the story unfolds via a series of ultrarealistic audio journal entries-replete with hisses and cracks-from Twombly that set the creepy mood from the get go. Roff's Twombly is confident, yet fragile, as he explains who he is and how he managed to escape infection. While many fans of the genre may expect a radio drama filled with gory sound effects and bloodcurdling screams, this production takes the high road and offers a simple yet incredibly haunting account of one man's greatest nightmare coming true. The result is an audiobook that is wonderfully understated-and all the more terrifying because of it. A Chronicle Books paperback. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.