Review
Stories, poetry, and more, perfect for reading on a dark and stormy night. The stories are varied but the writing is consistently high quality. The story outcomes are unpredictable and never trite or formulaic. This book is great scary fun. ~ Nancy Marquez
This collection of horror stories is a feast for those who are looking for something astoundingly creepy to read at Halloween or indeed any time a good scare is called for. As well as excellent flash fiction and short stories, there is poetry interspersed, which eases the tension a little, before you move onto the next story. Well done Yolanda Renee. A fabulous feast to add to our Halloween reading! ~ Denise Covey
From the Author
The first story and the title of this book of shorts, When Zombies Attack, was written on a dare from Mike Lombardo, an Indie filmmaker from Lancaster, PA. He's innovative, creative, and determined to put the laughter back in slaughter! Please check out his company Reel Splatter Productions. Mike introduced me to the zombie genre through his incredible short films and then dared me to write a zombie story.
I love a challenge. Therefore, I wrote a piece that I'd never have considered otherwise. Zombies are the one monster that scares the hell out of me. Ever since The Night of the Living Dead, I've been frightened to death of them. Although I have watched, no let me correct that, I have listened to The Walking Dead. I cannot watch it. Zombies freak me out and leave me with nightmares, sometimes at just the mention of them. Zombie dreams are the one nightmare I abhor, other nightmares I write into my stories.
The same year I interviewed Mike Lombardo, I also interviewed Jonathan Maberry. Jonathan is the author of a Zombie series that takes place in Pennsylvania too, i.e. Blue Moon Rising (I read it and had several nights of nightmares. Which I thanked Jonathan for, but isn't that a sign of a good book). Jonathan appeared on my blog talk radio show to discuss his new book Zombie CSU, so I had to pay homage to him in the process of writing my first zombie story.
Include the fact that I live near TMI - Three Mile Island, you know the nuclear power plant that almost had a meltdown in 1975. How could I not tackle the genre? Yes, the cover of the book is a picture of TMI at dusk. So there you have it, the story behind my Zombie tale.
Appropriate don't you think? I do hope you enjoy the story and all the other tales of horror and romance with some poetry thrown in. I would love to know what you think of this combination; email me at yolandarenee at hotmail dot com.
About the Author
I'm a wife, and the mother of two boys, a former accountant, and I love the outdoors, gardening, hiking, and remodeling my old house.
I love murder mysteries, and horror, even though I can't watch the gory details on screen, somehow I can write it. My imagination doesn't scare me, although maybe it should!
(Insert maniacal laugh here)
I enjoy a scare as much as the next person does. I do hope you enjoy my collection of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. Yes, even the poetry deals with the macabre.
