Craig DiLouie's Apocalyptic Horror Fiction

Check out this new trailer, titled “Postcards from the Apocalypse,” promoting THE KILLING FLOOR (a novel of THE INFECTION), my apocalyptic thriller now available from Permuted Press in trade paperback and popular eBook (Kindle, Nook, etc.) formats.

Joe McKinney, a leading author in zombie fiction who just won a well-deserved Stoker Award for FLESH EATERS, reviewed THE KILLING FLOOR and says:

“Craig DiLouie is a writer of many talents, but his real gift is for dropping superbly drawn characters into harrowing action sequences so thrilling you can’t help but get lost in his nightmares. He writes the kind of horror that makes your skin prickle when you look at the book on your nightstand. The next time somebody asks you for the best zombie fiction out there, point them Craig DiLouie’s way. He consistently delivers pulse-pounding excitement, and with THE KILLING FLOOR, he’s taken the zombie apocalypse to a terrifying new level. This is more than a great sequel. This is a lesson in how the killing gets done in zombie country.”

That’s fantastic praise from one of the best authors in the biz. Thank you, Joe!

There have been a number of z-poc survival guides published in the last few years, but none so informative, comprehensive or hilarious as ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE PREPARATION: HOW TO SURVIVE IN AN UNDEAD WORLD AND HAVE FUN DOING IT! by David Houchins and Scot Thomas (Permuted Press, March 2012). You may know these guys from their popular Facebook page, Zombie Apocalypse Preparation, where they deliver daily laughs while examining virtually every aspect of survival during the zombie apocalypse. Dead serious while being deadly funny, this illustrated book covers different types of outbreaks, guns and ammo, virtually every other type of weapon, armor, transportation, zombie fighting tactics, tips for the bug-out bag, how to find and fortify a safe house, and how to stay sane and entertained in an undead world, including the sure-to-be-popular zombie bowling and zombie skeet shoot. It’s a must have for anyone seeking to not just survive, but thrive when the **** hits the fan. Recommended.

I’m proud to announce today that THE KILLING FLOOR, the sequel to the bestselling zombie novel THE INFECTION, is now available from Permuted Press in trade paperback, eBook and audiobook formats!

About the book:

The mystery disease struck down millions. Three days later, its victims awoke with a single violent purpose: spread the Infection. As the world lurched toward the apocalypse, some of the Infected continued to change, transforming into horrific monsters.

America’s far-flung military has returned home to wage a horrific war against its own country, engaged in a fierce battle to retake Washington, DC. Two hundred miles away, Ray Young, survivor of a fight to save a refugee camp from hordes of Infected fleeing the burning ruins of Pittsburgh, awakes from a coma to learn he has also survived Infection.

But this is no miracle. Ray is not immune. Instead, he has become transformed into a superweapon that could end the world. Or save it.

In THE KILLING FLOOR, Craig DiLouie’s chilling apocalyptic vision portrayed in THE INFECTION continues, presenting a nightmarish struggle for survival like no other.

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THE KILLING FLOOR (Permuted Press, April 2012) is currently available in trade paperback, audiobook and popular eBook (Kindle, Nook, etc.) formats from online booksellers everywhere.

Title: The Killing Floor (a novel of The Infection)
Author: Craig DiLouie
ISBN: 1618680757
Publisher: Permuted Press

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Here’s a great book I recently enjoyed reading … WHAT CAME AFTER by Sam Winston, set in a future America that has suffered an economic collapse resulting from corporations hijacking the government in service of the wealthy. Now millions are dead of starvation, huge parts of the country have been abandoned and lie in ruins, the rich (Ownership) live in walled cities served by a worker class called Management, and what used to be the middle class lives on plantations, helping to grow genetically modified food they can’t eat themselves, without getting sick, unless they buy it back from the corporation that owns it. When Henry Weller, a mechanic who can fix anything, helps the richest man in the world, the president of AmeriBank, resulting in the latter owing the former a favor, Weller decides to journey on foot to New York to collect, resulting in a conflict between the men and a second journey, this time into the wilderness of what was once middle America. I thought the premise was all too plausible, enjoyed Winston’s singular voice, and liked Weller as a character–a committed father and brilliant engineer who gets through the worst of things by sheer stubborn will, his wits and some luck. Recommended.

A young woman hides in a cellar while society collapses outside, safe until men discover her shelter–and want in. A simple concept beautifully executed.

Man flees flying machine in a post-apocalyptic landscape. That’s about it. And it’s amazing.

RUIN from OddBall Animation on Vimeo.

Matt Cowger of RevolutionSF reviews TOOTH AND NAIL and writes: “For fans of zombie and apocalyptic fiction, TOOTH AND NAIL is a must read … a grisly grind, and not for the squeamish. This is a merciless curb-stomp of a book.”

Check out the complete review here.

Thanks Matt!

The most important cartoon ever made, in my view, is Dr. Seuss’s THE LORAX–not the watered down, irritating remake, but the original, which made a huge impression on me as a kid. Check it out below.

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In MIRAGE, a short post-apocalyptic film, two men travel the wasteland in search of water.