Guest Post: Brice Chandler #WinterofZombie mutated genre
Mutated genre
Some like um slow. Some like um fast. Others don’t mind when they’ve still got some brains all their own. Me? I like all of those well enough, but I most enjoy when they’ve mutated. Clarification: I like reading and writing about mutated zombies. In my writing, I’ve used mutated zombies as a way of upping the stakes for the characters. Not that the protagonists need additional challenges after witnessing their friends and family turn into zombies or devoured by the creatures, but I enjoy seeing them handle the situations. Maybe it’s the influence of all those video games, comics, and anime that consumed my childhood now resurfacing in my stories. Don’t know.
Understanding the why for me is similar to Jack Criley’s – the protagonist in my book, Whiskey Jack – thought process for understanding why everyone has changed into mutant zombies: For Jack, the reason doesn’t…
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