Gareth Wood, author of the great zombie novel RISE, recently reviewed THE KILLING FLOOR from Permuted Press, writing, “The astonishing sequel to THE INFECTION picks up right where the first book left off, and delivers a non-stop brutal ride through post-apocalyptic America … Craig DiLouie’s skill and great talent as an author lies in his vivid imagery. One can imagine oneself being there while the guns are firing, hearing the shells land and feeling the concussion of the blast. One can also imagine the terror that the survivors of the Screaming face day after day as the Infection spreads… This is NOT a traditional zombie tale, by any means. Much more is going on here, slowly revealed through the text. There are layers of meaning and many thought provoking passages in the book, and the grisly is interwoven with the thought-provoking so well that one can virtually hear the ripping of flesh while pondering the eons-long plan of the Brood. To call this a zombie book is a disservice. It is more a book of horrific ecological invasion, a character driven epic of vast potential. This was the best book I have read this year, and I suggest that if you like Horror you would do well to read THE KILLING FLOOR.”
Thanks, Gareth!
Read the full review here.
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THE INFECTION from Permuted Press has been published in French in a partnership with Panini Books. Check it out 
HEARSE-SAY Magazine recently reviewed THE INFECTION from Permuted Press, writing, “DiLouie and Permuted Press present a unique perspective on a much talked about setting … Readers of THE INFECTION will be taken on an emotional journey through the lives of each survivor … DiLouie pairs empathy, suspense and hope into a progressive nightmare that ends with the reader standing alongside humanity at the gates of hell. It’s up to you to find out how it ends.”
Stephen Knight, author of the excellent THE GATHERING DEAD and THE RISING HORDE–both of which I’ve read and will be reviewing soon–recently reviewed THE INFECTION from Permuted Press, writing, “This is an extremely well-told novel that’s surprisingly horrific, given how lean and tight the prose is. Craig DiLouie crashes through some barriers here, exposing the reader to massive amounts of carnage buttressed by overwhelming desperation, flavored with a dash of love, then finished off with a liberal dose of redemption … When you read this, you’ll feel like you’re taking body shots from a world-class heavyweight boxing champion, it’s that brutal.”
DrunkenZombie.com reviewed THE INFECTION and THE KILLING FLOOR for a recent podcast, calling them “powerfully written books filled with heartache and loss punctuated with moments of visceral horror and violence. Gripping is an exceedingly accurate description of these stories … I will happily read the next book in the series to see if it grows into a fire. Even if it doesn’t I’m in for the long haul with this series and I highly recommend that you give it a try too.”
“The sergeants tell the Hellraisers to form up in ranger file. The squads stack behind them, waiting for the order to advance. Captain Mack growls at First Sergeant Vinson to put the church music out of its misery, and Mozart’s ethereal “Ave Verum Corpus” abruptly dies. In the ensuring vacuum, the distant gunfire presses in a little closer. The music lingers in Rod’s mind, comforting and pure, and he finds himself humming it. One of the flamethrower units sprays a jet of fire onto the pile of burning corpses, setting them ablaze and filling the air with a nauseatingly sweet, rotten, beefy stench Rod can almost taste.”
Ravenous Monster reviewed THE KILLING FLOOR, comparing it to “THE WALKING DEAD with the action and monsters of a LEFT FOR DEAD or RESIDENT EVIL video game. If you’re into the post-apocalypse genre … get this book … You’ll relish walking the line between man and monster as you enter THE KILLING FLOOR.” 
“One by one, the survivors stagger off the bus and are welcomed by the cheering crowd. They huddle together, blinking tears. The more the people applaud, the more the survivors cry. Someone whistles and Todd flinches. He keeps seeing gray faces lunge out of the crowd. Faces of the Infected howling for his throat, spraying spittle rich with virus.“
