"Loved Zombie Terror, great poems also! I like Catrina's style of writing. Thumbs up!"

Reviewed by: Josh Haney
I’m a total sucker when it comes to zombie stories. I love the survivalist mentality, the panic of never knowing who’s infected, every aspect of it really gets to me and has me longing for an outbreak in real life. Here in the U.S., dealing with an onslaught of the undead would be a fairly easy thing. Break out the guns and ammunition, and have ourselves a hunt.

But the U.K., that’s a whole other kettle of fish. Guns aren’t plentiful, or for that matter readily available, to the citizenry. So, what would happen if the pastoral landscapes of suburban England became overrun with white-eyed fiends longing for the taste flesh? Well, Catrina Lawrence takes us on a guided tour of one mans Zombie Terror. In her short little bio from the book it states that she’s worked as a cook and manager for restaurants. What is it with those of us who have braved the culinary profession? I know quite a few horror writers, myself included, who started out there, only to abandon it in favor of writing grotesqueries. Weird! Someone should really do a study about this.

The story starts out simply enough, with Paul saying goodbye to his wife Cath and heading out for a day of fishing. He nods off sometime during the day and awakes to dark clouds and a feeling of dread. Upon returning home, everything seems normal, until his life is literally turned upside down by a blonde man who attacks Cath while the two of them are out on a walk. From here on out the story is exactly what the title implies, Zombie Terror.

The tale certainly doesn’t skimp on the gruesomeness, as Paul attempts to survive in a world he was never prepared to enter. This is why I like zombie fiction so much, there are a million different ways you can take the story. You can create heroes, villains, or poor old bastards who just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lawrence utilizes her skills as a poet to describe some very unsettling events, and her everyman writing style makes this a very enjoyable read, one that would be perfect as a short film.

Board up your windows, load the rifle, and curl up with Zombie Terror, the perfect way to await the zombie apocalypse.