Published: February 18, 2018
Science Fiction/Horror/Zombies/
Post-Apocalyptic
MOST FUN ZOMBIE INVASION EVER!
Like zombies with your Christmas? Well, you’re in luck! Here’s some Holiday Horror served up just for you. And that clock ticking in the background? It’s counting down the minutes before the invasion begins!
Jane is about to hit the airwaves. In just a few hours, the struggling pre-med student will be taking over the late-night DJ spot at the student-run local radio station and she can’t wait to get started. She’s already had a run-through and now comes her solo which entails going live all on her lonesome. Yes, tonight she’ll be all alone, locked up nice and safe straight through til morning. Her only mission? To keep the music playing. She’s sure she can handle that responsibility. Because the worst that could happen is having a spate of “dead” air mar her debut. But, unfortunately, it’s not the worst situation that could occur … not even close. Her critical thinking came up short on disasters and never considered that there are lots of different concepts and scenarios connected with the word “dead.” It’s why Jane is about to experience the worst option of all because many years ago, a pair of indulgent parents bought their son Benjamin a chemistry set for Christmas … and good ole Ben grew up to be a professor at Jane’s university. In fact, he’s the self-same professor that she, and an entire classroom of antsy students, are anxiously waiting to start this morning’s chemistry class. But Ben is AWOL. In the throes of a panic over a problem encountered with a new strain of virus he created, he has no idea how his experiment went so horribly wrong. But he’s a smart guy … and an egotistical one. It’s the “playing God” side of him that leads him to believe he can correct the mutation before any further collateral damage occurs, but he’s going to fail. Uber and catastrophically. And it’s this ineptitude that puts Jane directly in the path of an oncoming “undead” invasion that is set to derail her inaugural appearance as DJ and turn her into somebody’s dinner if those hungry zombies have their way.
That sets the stage for the wild doings in CLOSED CAMPUS: A FIRST-PERSON ZOMBIE EXPERIENCE. It’s quite an adventure, but where better for a zombie to find a Smörgåsbord than on a college campus? Gotta say I LOVED THIS BOOK! It rides the edge of horror counterpunched with humor. It’s a difficult combination to pull off, but author Gayle Katz does a superb job in avoiding all the pitfalls associated with the undertaking which leaves us with this little polished gem to chew on … and chew I did! I mean I bit hard! This book is sheer rollicking fun with some mighty grisly bloodbaths thrown in for entertainment! Think of a human-parts Thanksgiving dinner laid out with all the fixin’s and you’ll get the idea!
The story unravels at the speed of light. And it’s the fast-paced action that gets us from thrill-to-thrill. Sudden twists keep a’coming and had me guessing about what came next. The excellent writing helped a lot. If I had to describe it, I’d say it was combination of “just enough description to set the scene” and “let’s put Jane in even more danger and see how she gets outta this one.” It’s this all-out assault on the very likeable Jane that provides the momentum to power us through the action and have us pulling for our feisty heroine to prevail. And did I mention that it isn’t just Jane fighting for her freakin’ inalienable right to remain human? No? Well, I am now because there’s an entire team of stragglers not yet exhibiting cannibalistic tendencies who band together and form a team whose major objective is to keep from being bitten at all costs! They know better than to fall for the puppy dog eyes helpless act because the number one motto is: Never Trust a Zombie Not to Bite. So, the tight-knit band helps Jane and themselves avoid a very ugly transmogrification while trying to figure out what the heck is going on besides the mayhem. After all, zombies don’t just grow on trees … but there just might be some growing in that crazy college professor’s secret lab.
But it’s Jane our headlights are trained on. I mean, how in the midst of all the chaos does she manage to find a hunkadoodle named Jack to commiserate with her? And pull various body parts of hers out of the fire and away from sets of pretty sharp severe choppers. Who knew devastatingly gorgeous and concerned men were such clutch players? But her good fortune in finding him begs the question of why some girls have all the luck. And, truthfully, we could tell pretty quickly she was going to need all that luck to outmaneuver what was going on. Who knew zombies were so crafty? And resourceful? And hungry?
Definitely download this baby! This first entry in the series is priced FREE, and nothing beats FREE! So it’s a win-win with no downside. That’s especially true if you’ve been searching for a little Christmas horror to tide you through the drinking of eggnog! So put down the reindeer sugar cookie and kick Santa to the curb for a minute to give you time to click and get your copy. It surely is a great read from beginning to end, but are zombies ever really finished? Doubtful. Can’t wait until I find out what else they have up their nasty little sleeves because it’s five stars from me.
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