Dement

by Lyle Perez-Tinics

The day Mark Bliss learned the ways of being a sleazy pawnbroker was the day his fate was sealed. For years, he’s cheated countless people out of their possessions, but all of that changes when an elderly woman named Maggie Bliss walks into the store and brings an army of living dead with her. But is it all real? Mark finds himself struggling to decipher what's a dream and what's reality as the world around him dies. DEMENT is a story that truly lives up to its title. Join Mark as he slowly goes insane on the roof of a pawnshop, while the bodies of the dead linger below. But in the end, is he really going mad or has he found his destiny? You decide.

Genres: Horror

106 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2011

Reviews

[Angie]

This was a zombie story but with a difference. In the main story, mark starts having dreams that at first he thinks are really happening. They are all about a woman called Maggie. So it was good, was Maggie real or not,is this all a dream? I liked it, and the short story after this was ok as well.

[Max]

This was such an interesting book. It's only 50 pages long, and I was able to finish it in about 45 minutes. It's difficult to describe the book, but during a zombie apocalypse, a man gets stranded on the roof of a pawn shop. The dreams and dementia that follow leave him wondering what is real and what is imagined.

This book is a very quick-hitting trip through the mind of a man that has been alone with his fears for too long. The book certainly isn't for everyone. There is a fair amount of gore, but it is a very interesting read if you have an hour to spare.

I received this book in a Goodreads Firstreads Giveaway.