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Zombies From The Deep
The zombie apocalypse has begun, and this married couple has discovered that they are completely unprepared.They packed for the beach…Mike and Sara Jones never missed their annual beach getaway. Every year, they looked forward to driving down to the Gulf and enjoying the white sandy beaches with those amazing sunsets. This year was no different. Swimsuits, check. Sunblock, check. Then, the zombies came.They came from the ocean.Out of the depths of the ocean, the walking dead arrived. There was blood in the water, but this ain’t no shark attack. When zombies paint the beach red, Mike and Sara’s annual trip is interrupted. They panic. What would you do?Survive at any cost.Covered in blood and short on temper, Mike suggests they cut their vacation short. Sara’s not entirely sure Mike knows what he’s doing. But does anyone? Like most couples in a stressful situation, Mike and Sara resort to petty bickering.Will they crack?As if on cue, Jim and Teresa Banyon appear. They are smart, charismatic, and best of all rich. It’s easy to follow their lead. But Mike and Sara find that following Jim and Teresa risks their safety, their marriage, and even their sanity.Can they hold on to their wits and survive ZOMBIES FROM THE DEEP?Readers be Zombies From The Deep is a graphically violent pulp fiction novel detailing the end of the world and survival during a zombie apocalypse using strong language.Revised and reedited for a better reading experience.
169 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 17, 2015
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Nick Grey
2 booksWhen he’s not writing, Nick Grey likes to drink whiskey, usually straight. He holds a third degree black belt in Taekwondo and is an expert swordsman. He volunteers as a firefighter for his local municipality. Nick enjoys baking Greek pastries, scuba diving in the Gulf, and taking naps whenever he can. He is a total techie and even holds a B.S. in Computer Science. But most of all, he likes to while away the days with his wife and son.
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April 1, 2017
"This is an emergency! A fucking zombie apocalypse is an emergency!" Mike replied.
If you like dry, sarcastic humor with a side helping of zombies and sex as an aperitif, then Zombies From the Deep is your main course. I liked this book a lot, and found myself giggling often (and I don't really giggle) at the antics of Mike and Sara, and their newly found friends Jim and Theresa, as they try to navigate around the zombie apocalypse. Mike is a man much in need of a vacation, but much to his dismay, there's a zombie infestation at the beach hotel where he and his wife just checked in. To add to the chaos, his wife Sara picks up a business man who tries to hijack her car, and befriending him, he leads them to his rich house and his hedonistic, nympho of a wife, Theresa.
“There’s a hot tub,” Teresa offered. “If the world is about to end, wouldn’t you like to relax for a while first?”
Theresa's a hoot, and probably represents a lot of repressed female sexuality. She's certainly open with her favors. The cast of side characters here are worthy of a lot of fun: the chiropractor who's also Theresa's sex toy, the private school full of primary aged zombies, the psychopathic murderer/hiker/doctor, the detective at the end. This is a fun book, and recommended for zombie good times.
"Mike, we need a plan,” Jim said.
“I have a plan,” Mike said, punching the police zombie in the stomach. “I’m going to kill them all.”
“And when more come?” Jim asked.
“I’ll kill them too.” Mike smashed his bat down against the policeman’s head, knocking his helmet off.
“Mike, that’s the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!”
"No, it's not," Mike said, bashing the zombie’s exposed head with his bat. Blood flew over his shoulder. He looked like a grotesque, murderous savant. “It’s practice.”
If you like dry, sarcastic humor with a side helping of zombies and sex as an aperitif, then Zombies From the Deep is your main course. I liked this book a lot, and found myself giggling often (and I don't really giggle) at the antics of Mike and Sara, and their newly found friends Jim and Theresa, as they try to navigate around the zombie apocalypse. Mike is a man much in need of a vacation, but much to his dismay, there's a zombie infestation at the beach hotel where he and his wife just checked in. To add to the chaos, his wife Sara picks up a business man who tries to hijack her car, and befriending him, he leads them to his rich house and his hedonistic, nympho of a wife, Theresa.
“There’s a hot tub,” Teresa offered. “If the world is about to end, wouldn’t you like to relax for a while first?”
Theresa's a hoot, and probably represents a lot of repressed female sexuality. She's certainly open with her favors. The cast of side characters here are worthy of a lot of fun: the chiropractor who's also Theresa's sex toy, the private school full of primary aged zombies, the psychopathic murderer/hiker/doctor, the detective at the end. This is a fun book, and recommended for zombie good times.
"Mike, we need a plan,” Jim said.
“I have a plan,” Mike said, punching the police zombie in the stomach. “I’m going to kill them all.”
“And when more come?” Jim asked.
“I’ll kill them too.” Mike smashed his bat down against the policeman’s head, knocking his helmet off.
“Mike, that’s the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!”
"No, it's not," Mike said, bashing the zombie’s exposed head with his bat. Blood flew over his shoulder. He looked like a grotesque, murderous savant. “It’s practice.”
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January 10, 2024DNF
March 24, 2015
There are two kinds of zombie story: the Allegorical Tale What Makes You Think, and the Ridiculous Freshman Bloodbath (or "Brain Candy" if you will). This is the latter.
I'm a fan of both kinds.
The writing in this is not what I usually go for, prose-wise. It's very simple, a little repetitive, it lacks rhythm where I prefer lyrical novels...but the story itself is genuinely funny and charming even when heads are literally being bashed.
Comparing this book to Shaun of the Dead is spot on, to be honest. Think Shaun of the Dead but with a married couple and that is this book. If that's not enough to recommend it, fine, I'll write out the rest of the review.
Sara and Mike are vacationing at the beach when the end comes. It starts with the power being out and progresses quickly to Mike watching a zombie at the front desk chow down on a fellow patron. Luckily, Mike is blessed with nerves of steel (and a sense of humor!), and he bashes his way back to safety where his wife is still sleeping. Despite him coming in covered in blood, Sara is slow to take things seriously.
"I thought you liked my outfit!" Sara exclaimed.
"I do, but zombies...can you even run in those shoes?"
"I didn't bring anything practical. My flip flops give me blisters. These are the only other shoes I bought. I packed for the beach not the end of the world..."
This is why I always bring running shoes. Everywhere.
Once Sara sees the problem though, she is a total badass, big clompy wedges and all.
"Do you think you could hold her under a wheel while I back up?"
"That might work," Mike said, nodding.
And I could seriously fill pages and pages with my favorite bickering-bantering lines between them.
The plot moves quickly and you never know exactly who's going to die. It ends on a cliff hanger, which I like but if it's not your cup of tea definitely wait for the next book to come out before you start this one. I look forward to part two!
I'm a fan of both kinds.
The writing in this is not what I usually go for, prose-wise. It's very simple, a little repetitive, it lacks rhythm where I prefer lyrical novels...but the story itself is genuinely funny and charming even when heads are literally being bashed.
Comparing this book to Shaun of the Dead is spot on, to be honest. Think Shaun of the Dead but with a married couple and that is this book. If that's not enough to recommend it, fine, I'll write out the rest of the review.
Sara and Mike are vacationing at the beach when the end comes. It starts with the power being out and progresses quickly to Mike watching a zombie at the front desk chow down on a fellow patron. Luckily, Mike is blessed with nerves of steel (and a sense of humor!), and he bashes his way back to safety where his wife is still sleeping. Despite him coming in covered in blood, Sara is slow to take things seriously.
"I thought you liked my outfit!" Sara exclaimed.
"I do, but zombies...can you even run in those shoes?"
"I didn't bring anything practical. My flip flops give me blisters. These are the only other shoes I bought. I packed for the beach not the end of the world..."
This is why I always bring running shoes. Everywhere.
Once Sara sees the problem though, she is a total badass, big clompy wedges and all.
"Do you think you could hold her under a wheel while I back up?"
"That might work," Mike said, nodding.
And I could seriously fill pages and pages with my favorite bickering-bantering lines between them.
The plot moves quickly and you never know exactly who's going to die. It ends on a cliff hanger, which I like but if it's not your cup of tea definitely wait for the next book to come out before you start this one. I look forward to part two!
October 14, 2021
Good Twist!
I wasn’t prepared for all the sex going on and I thought this was about the zombie apocalypse…and it was kind of… so just a warning There are relationship and lots of sex lol. But the story is pretty good putting that aside. I kinda saw the end coming but it was still left open enough for me to wonder. It was refreshingly different for me!
I wasn’t prepared for all the sex going on and I thought this was about the zombie apocalypse…and it was kind of… so just a warning There are relationship and lots of sex lol. But the story is pretty good putting that aside. I kinda saw the end coming but it was still left open enough for me to wonder. It was refreshingly different for me!
November 28, 2019
Different zombie apocalypse
This was a different take from the normal zombie apocalypse storys.it held my attention all throughout the book.Mike and Sarah are on a beach getaway when a zombie apocalypse hits.can they get away? I loved this book .
This was a different take from the normal zombie apocalypse storys.it held my attention all throughout the book.Mike and Sarah are on a beach getaway when a zombie apocalypse hits.can they get away? I loved this book .
June 6, 2021
3 1/2 stars, rounding up to 4. This book was a little light on the zombie action, but made up for it because it was pretty funny
February 13, 2015
Where do I start with this book?
To be honest, I nearly didn’t make it to the end. It started off quite well but then quickly descended into something ridiculous which had me laughing at its absurdity - the nymphomaniac? Don’t even go there!! However, I have been “told off” for reviewing a book I have not finished before so I persevered. I must admit to heaving a sigh of relief when I had finished and thought it was a pile of rubbish and I was going to write a review straight away but I didn’t have time, so have left it a couple of days and I am glad I did because I have had time to digest and reflect on what I have read and have changed my mind.
I think this is a cleverly written book which appears one thing at the start but becomes something completely different by the end and all the bits that seemed preposterous suddenly made sense. I can’t say too much as I don’t want to give the game away but I will say that this book is not as it seems so I advise anyone who reads it to keep going to the end and then let it sink in for a while.
Thank you to the publisher, Hocus Pocus Publishing Inc and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in return for an honest and unbiased review.
To be honest, I nearly didn’t make it to the end. It started off quite well but then quickly descended into something ridiculous which had me laughing at its absurdity - the nymphomaniac? Don’t even go there!! However, I have been “told off” for reviewing a book I have not finished before so I persevered. I must admit to heaving a sigh of relief when I had finished and thought it was a pile of rubbish and I was going to write a review straight away but I didn’t have time, so have left it a couple of days and I am glad I did because I have had time to digest and reflect on what I have read and have changed my mind.
I think this is a cleverly written book which appears one thing at the start but becomes something completely different by the end and all the bits that seemed preposterous suddenly made sense. I can’t say too much as I don’t want to give the game away but I will say that this book is not as it seems so I advise anyone who reads it to keep going to the end and then let it sink in for a while.
Thank you to the publisher, Hocus Pocus Publishing Inc and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in return for an honest and unbiased review.
August 28, 2022
A funny approach to the Zombie genre! Mike and Sara are on vacation when suddenly they see themselves stuck right in the middle of a Walking Dead Apocalypse... They rescue Jim (a rich guy who has been bitten) and his wife Teresa (a nymphomaniac who only thinks in... you know what!) and together they will try to survive the Zombie outbreak.
A weird book that mixes horror (lots of gore) with silly humor and erotica (attention: explicit sex scenes) and ends with an unexpected twist... A very fun read!
A weird book that mixes horror (lots of gore) with silly humor and erotica (attention: explicit sex scenes) and ends with an unexpected twist... A very fun read!
October 20, 2024
When Mike and Sara meet Jim and Teresa in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, the four must learn to work together to survive. But is everything as it seems?
This book went everywhere except where i expected it to head. The ending was a shock and made a ton of sense once I understood it. I wasn't sure how I felt about this book until I reached the end and got to see the insanity and brilliance in the story as a whole. Fascinating read for sure!
This book went everywhere except where i expected it to head. The ending was a shock and made a ton of sense once I understood it. I wasn't sure how I felt about this book until I reached the end and got to see the insanity and brilliance in the story as a whole. Fascinating read for sure!
November 26, 2024
had to DNF it at 50%
January 23, 2015
Mike and Sara Jones were on vacation at the beach when the zombie apocalypse started. Mike woke up to the air conditioning (and ultimately the power) being off. He went down to the lobby to find out what was going on when he encountered his first zombie. The first 30% of the book has some pretty funny moments that really do give off a Shawn of the Dead vibe.
Things start to go in a different direction once they run into another married couple, Jim and Theresa. Theresa seems to have a problem being faithful and is a nymphomaniac. Cue the bad porno music. I'll admit at this point I almost quit reading. Things just got silly quickly. There were scenes that didn't make sense. Dialogue that seemed choppy.
But I persisted and I'm glad I did. I can't say anything about the ending just that its very different from any other zombie book I've read. And it makes all the parts I didn't like make sense. It's twisted and disturbing which I think is what the author was going for.
***Copy provided by Hocus Pocus Publishing via Netgalley***
Things start to go in a different direction once they run into another married couple, Jim and Theresa. Theresa seems to have a problem being faithful and is a nymphomaniac. Cue the bad porno music. I'll admit at this point I almost quit reading. Things just got silly quickly. There were scenes that didn't make sense. Dialogue that seemed choppy.
But I persisted and I'm glad I did. I can't say anything about the ending just that its very different from any other zombie book I've read. And it makes all the parts I didn't like make sense. It's twisted and disturbing which I think is what the author was going for.
***Copy provided by Hocus Pocus Publishing via Netgalley***
January 21, 2015
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Going in, I really wasn't expecting much. Perhaps a silly, fun, gorefest. What I got was a mess and pretty irritating. There were a few amusing touches (ie hand sanitizer after encountering a zombie), but it was weighed down by numerous ridiculous subplots. The characterization of women are especially lacking, and let's not even talk about the ending.
Skip this one even if you typically like zombie fiction.
Going in, I really wasn't expecting much. Perhaps a silly, fun, gorefest. What I got was a mess and pretty irritating. There were a few amusing touches (ie hand sanitizer after encountering a zombie), but it was weighed down by numerous ridiculous subplots. The characterization of women are especially lacking, and let's not even talk about the ending.
Skip this one even if you typically like zombie fiction.
February 13, 2015
A fun zombie read
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December 7, 2018
It delivered on what was promised - Pulp Fiction....
And the twist at the end, genius.
And the twist at the end, genius.
July 10, 2019
I'm not gonna even make an effort to write a review. The writing style is just not at all to my liking. The worst part is the constant "he said, she said" after almost every sentence.
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