Fan Fiction

I watched Shaun of the Dead again the other night, and came to a realization. Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of the horror genre - be it in literature or cinema. Zombies, however, are a strange subject that tends to give way to as much action and comedy as horror. There are a number of common themes that can be found in zombie movies. They're usually pretty gory, the plot and background as to why the face of the earth is now crawling with undead is generally weak or nonexistent, and the few people still alive tend to always be running helpless. Perhaps this sense of hopelessness is what drives the appeal of the genre for most of the fanbase, but it just doesn't cut it for me. Here is where I get to the point.

Nobody has, to my knowledge, ever done a zombie story the way I want to read it. The Warcraft franchise came so close with the lore surrounding the scourge plague and the knights of the Silver Hand, but in the end their Paladins stood around in dresses tossing heals. As I sat in front of my computer the other night, reflecting on this, I decided to finally do something about it. Not yet tired enough to head to bed, I started writing. I'm not very far in, and who knows if I'll ever finish, but it's worth a shot. One thing's for sure - in my story you won't ever see a paladin in a dress.