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Authors: K. Bartholomew
Levi Goldstein looked out the window of his gated mansion on Jekyll Island at the golf course outside. He longed to swing a few clubs and smash a few balls. But first there was the matter of his daughter, his princess, the apple of his eye. He checked his watch – She was late.
When had he last seen Zemirah? Four years? He shrugged his shoulders and returned to counting his money, readjusting his yarmulke. His damn yarmulke always dislodged when he counted his money.
“
Hey, I’m here
.” The feminine voice crackled through the speaker.
Goldstein pressed the button and then heard the giant oak door creak open from the entrance hall. The door slammed shut and he pushed himself to his feet awaiting his princess, as the patters of feet grew louder – Four feet in fact, because on this trip, he’d be meeting his future son-in-law.
He clasped his hands by his belly as the grin grew upon his face. His nerves pulsed, his belly queasy as the door to his study opened.
“Dad.” Zemirah entered, displaying a swollen belly – That was a surprise.
“Zemirah, you’re…you’re.” Goldstein straightened, his eyes wide. He opened out his arms and his daughter stepped forward for his embrace.
“I thought I’d surprise you.” She sank into his arms.
“Such wonderful news.” He brought her back to arm’s length. “Well, let’s not be rude. Bring him in! I have to meet my future son-in-law.”
Zemirah angled her head round to face the door, “Latrino,” she called, “Latrino, come meet my dad.”
Latrino? Goldstein felt his eyebrows dip involuntarily. That was hardly a kosher name was it? A green hand appeared on the edge of the door and then it creaked open.
The fucking zombie stumbled in as Goldstein froze. He glanced again at his daughter, the apple of his eye, then down to her belly.
Something gave way in his bowels and suddenly it wasn’t just the zombie who stunk out the room.
“Dad,” Zemirah continued, “I’d like you to meet the father of my child.”
Zombie Virus
is a collection of three zombie short stories by K. Bartholomew.
Zombie Virus contains the following three stories:
Zollywood
– By his own admission, Todd Baywater is a bitter, twisted, friendless rat; A washed up actor who never got his big break. So when zombies take over the world, why do they keep him alive? Why do they send him to Hollywood along with several famous celebrities and movie stars? When Todd finally gets his “big break,” will it really be worth it? How low will he stoop for fame in a world where zombies are the audience? How far can zombie Spielberg push him before he snaps?
Zombie Maniac
– Meet Gareth Plunkett, the world’s second biggest zombie maniac. He lives, eats, sleeps and breathes zombies. So imagine his frustration when the apocalypse begins and he’s stuck at the other end of the country. Imagine his frustration when his best friend (whom he’s never met) and world’s first biggest zombie maniac flies over from America to “crack some zed skull” and he’s unable to meet with him. Zombie Maniac is not what you think. This story contains one of the most ingenious twists of any zombie story you’ll ever read.
Compliance
– Life is perfect for Sarah. Or so she thinks. In a post zombie apocalyptic world, she begins having strange flashbacks to the former world. She realises that things aren’t what they seem in Clinton County, Ohio. When she begins questioning the establishment and the laws of the land, she places herself in great danger. Just why are the girls made to exercise? Where are all the men? Why are they artificially inseminated? What happens to their litters after birth? Find out, in this disturbing tale, what happens when zombies develop intelligence.
Zombie Virus contains scenes of gore, death and bad language.
Zombie Contagion
is a collection of three zombie short stories by K. Bartholomew.
Zombie Contagion contains the following three stories:
Tom And Alice
– In this story of young love forbidden, the heavily tormented Tom meets the girl of his dreams who changes his life, only days before chaos breaks out in Manchester. Can Tom and Alice find safety in a city where everybody is dying in order for them to rekindle their new found love?
The Widower
– Meet Suleman Akhtar, owner and proprietor of the Bindi Indian restaurant. Business is terrible! Suleman has the loan sharks on his back, meat suppliers cutting him off, a restaurant that’s falling apart and health inspectors threatening to close him down. However, when his customers start changing into zombies, things take an even stranger turn for the worse. Perhaps Suleman can somehow make use of these zombies to solve all his problems?
The Roanoke Colony
– In one of the most famous disappearances in history, we join the first ever English speaking colony of the Americas in the year 1587. The colonists face problems such as starvation, fever, war with the Spanish and hostile natives. However, the future of the colony will change forever when English soldiers are spotted stumbling around in the forest – Those same English soldiers who were supposed to be dead. The fate of the Roanoke colonists remains to this day, a great mystery. Could the answers be in this story?
Zombie Contagion contains scenes of gore, death and bad language.
Zombie Plague
is a collection of three zombie short stories by K. Bartholomew.
Zombie Plague contains the following three stories:
The Village Bake Sale
– Meet Arthur Cartwright, the high strung community organiser for the village of Burley-in-Wharfedale. Discover how the residents and the bake sale’s special celebrity Big Brother guest ruin his day by giving him a heart attack, all the while strange riots are breaking out throughout the country. Will Arthur get his revenge?
Antidote
– In post zombie infection England, a small group of elites have banded together to create a new society. Follow Professor Atkinson as he tries to create the zombie antidote before his rival creates an even more effective one. What comes first, saving the human race or one scientist’s ego and desire to cure the zombie virus and gain a Nobel Prize?
Mary Celeste
– Amidst the great horse flu epidemic of 1872, we join the crew of the Mary Celeste on board the most famous ghost ship in history during their voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Witness the creepy happenings and crew members disappearing one by one.
Zombie Plague contains scenes of gore, death and bad language.
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Zollywood – Extended Version
By his own admission, Todd Baywater is a bitter, twisted, friendless rat; A washed up actor who never got his big break. So when zombies take over the world, why do they keep him alive? Why do they send him to Hollywood along with several famous celebrities and movie stars? When Todd finally gets his “big break,” will it really be worth it? How low will he stoop for fame in a world where zombies are the audience? How far can zombie Spielberg push him before he snaps?
Zollywood was originally written as a 10,000 word short story as one of the three short stories in Zombie Virus, by K. Bartholomew. Now Zollywood has been expanded into a 30,000 word novella for your enjoyment.