Gobble: A Thanksgiving Novelette of the Zombie Apocalypse

by Kevin Carr

There's no place like home for the holidays, and home for the holidays will never be the same again.

Mark never expected his first Thanksgiving with his girlfriend's family to be like this. After fighting on the flight from Boston to Peoria, Mark and Sheryl find themselves at ground zero of a zombie outbreak right after Thanksgiving dinner.

As he tries to defend himself from those who have turned, Mark finds himself at odds with Sheryl's father as to what is the best course of action to save the most lives. The feast is about to begin.

Genres: Horror, Zombies

46 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2015

About the author

Kevin Carr has been writing since he was a child, and he has been writing professionally since he was in his teenage years. While working in the textbook industry in the 1990s, Kevin published several short fiction stories and multiple features in various science fiction magazines from 1994 through 1999.

He spent several years as an independent filmmaker in the early 2000s and later became a featured writer on some of the bigger web sites devoted to film and analysis of cinema. From 2002 until now, Kevin has been writing movie reviews and features for a variety of web sites and print publications. His movie reviews can also be heard throughout the nation on dozens of radio stations in call-in segments as well as his radio program Fat Guys at the Movies.

When he's not spending hours in a movie theater, he's enjoying life with his wife, three sons, and dog in his home town of Columbus, Ohio.

All of Kevin's books are available on Kindle, with the novels and short story collection also available in paperback. Several of his works are making their debut in audiobook format on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, Mark. You poor bastard. Caught in an awkward Thanksgiving dinner with his girlfriend and her overbearing family. And, of course, zombies happened. Like shit, it happens. I’ve had my fair share of these types of holiday situations in my time. And I couldn’t have been lucky enough for zombies to apprear and eat my company. So, in a way, I envied Mark. But, this was a really good Thanksgiving horror experience. It was kept on a small-scale level, but Kevin Carr really made the most of it. Character dynamics were solid, so many horror elements worked in seamlessly, and just a great premise. This was my first read from this author and I’m eager to see his other works.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This zombie novelette talked about zombies for like 3 pages. The rest was just your average uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinner table sitch.

[Badseedgirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent Thanksgiving read. I loved how the protagonist changed over the course of the story. Well worth the time to read it.

[Dani Trisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the girl voldemorted the MMC

[Bri · Rating 3 out of 5]

When you ask ChatGPT for a Thanksgiving thriller that’s less than 200 pages, this is what you hope for, probably. It was weird. It was gross. It was definitely Thanksgiving themed. I no longer want turkey. I do wish Mark had died one more time. What a jerk.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable holiday horror

This was a good Thanksgiving horror short story. Well written and moved at a good pace. I enjoyed it a lot.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun thanksgiving treat.

This was a fun zombie romp for a long weekend. I recommend this for people interested in a fun quick read.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit slow at the start but had a satisfying ending. I always love a good zombie read.

[Jason Meuschke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and short read, easily done in an afternoon. Certainly a new take on zombies, their behavior, and how it all begins, which has an interesting moral twist to it. A little slow at the start but picks up. I would do 3 1/2 stars but since I can't, 4 stars.

[Randy Harmelink · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of a slow starter, but the last half of the book was a worthy zombie-fest.