Romero zombie novel announced!!!!!

[sirjacktorrance]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009...o-zombie-novel

[bassman]

the full story behind the living dead: how they came to be... Say it isn't so! I prefer the idea that we don't know...

[clanglee]

Hmmmmm. . . . .very interesting

[Mr.G]

Say it isn't so! I prefer the idea that we don't know... +1....count me in for not knowing. I realize I don't HAVE to buy the book...but that won't be happening.

[sandrock74]

I also prefer not knowing, but if it's going to be revealed, I want Romero to be the one doing the revealin'.

[MoonSylver]

Hurm. Romero zombie novel=. Explaining the origins of...

[ProfessorChaos]

i concur that we don't need to know the reason the dead are returning to life...pretty lame. maybe this is just a misunderstanding or mis-statement on the part of the article's writer...cuz yeah, i really don't wanna know any origins or anything.

[Mike70]

i concur that we don't need to know the reason the dead are returning to life...pretty lame. maybe this is just a misunderstanding or mis-statement on the part of the article's writer...cuz yeah, i really don't wanna know any origins or anything. yep, leave it a mystery. i like how under the present situation every fan can kind of arrive at their own reason for the outbreak. besides, how dare he rob us of one of our ancient and most oft repeated threads.

[strayrider]

"It starts in San Diego, where a corpse sits up and begins to walk during an autopsy." Okay, where is Doobie? He is the Night expert around here. Doob, didn't they say on the radio in Night68 that the "ghastly story began three days ago with the slaying of a family of six(?) in their rural home near (indecipherable) North Carolina"? This was after the Venus probe was "exploded" over the Eastern seaboard. I'll have to review the material, but I'm believe that the plague began in the east (US) and spread westward. Don't do this to us, George. -stray- Correction: after watching Night again (specifically the scene where Ben finds the rifle) the news reporter seems to be saying "ghasly story began developing 2 days ago with the slaying of a family of 7 in their rural home near Gulfport? (indechiperable)" and that no slayings had been reported west of the Mississippi.

[MoonSylver]

maybe this is just a misunderstanding or mis-statement on the part of the article's writer. That's what I'm hoping too. "It starts in San Diego, where a corpse sits up and begins to walk during an autopsy." Okay, where is Doobie? He is the Night expert around here. Doob, didn't they say on the radio in Night68 that the "ghastly story began three days ago with the slaying of a family of six(?) in their rural home near (indecipherable) North Carolina"? This was after the Venus probe was "exploded" over the Eastern seaboard. I'll have to review the material, but I'm believe that the plague began in the east (US) and spread westward. Don't do this to us, George. -stray- Correction: after watching Night again (specifically the scene where Ben finds the rifle) the news reporter seems to be saying "ghasly story began developing 2 days ago with the slaying of a family of 7 in their rural home near Gulfport? (indechiperable)" and that no slayings had been reported west of the Mississippi. You are correct. That was one of the first things I thought of too. I would be willing to overlook a detail like that though, as it's plausible that an isolated incident might be overlooked in the confusion of the early days.

[krakenslayer]

"It starts in San Diego, where a corpse sits up and begins to walk during an autopsy." Okay, where is Doobie? He is the Night expert around here. Doob, didn't they say on the radio in Night68 that the "ghastly story began three days ago with the slaying of a family of six(?) in their rural home near (indecipherable) North Carolina"? This was after the Venus probe was "exploded" over the Eastern seaboard. I'll have to review the material, but I'm believe that the plague began in the east (US) and spread westward. Don't do this to us, George. -stray- Correction: after watching Night again (specifically the scene where Ben finds the rifle) the news reporter seems to be saying "ghasly story began developing 2 days ago with the slaying of a family of 7 in their rural home near Gulfport? (indechiperable)" and that no slayings had been reported west of the Mississippi. I think what it's referring to is the book, which starts in San Diego, not necessarily the plague itself.

[JDFP]

I always liked the notion of the Venus probe that brought back some "strange type of radiation" back to earth. I'd actually like to see more about the story behind the Venus probe. Does it completely burn-up in the atmosphere releasing the "unknown radiation" or does NASA or some other organization find fragments of it crashed somewhere and realize what the radiation does? Then again, the Venus probe could be a cover up for a much more serious government leak of some type (Think Captain Trips or Trioxin ). I'd love to read/see more. j.p.

[Bone Daddy]

I am more interested in how Romero will fare as a novelist and how that will translate on the page.

[krakenslayer]

I am more interested in how Romero will fare as a novelist and how that will translate on the page. I reposted a fragment of a GAR short story that was originally posted on GAR's long, long defunct official website. You can have a read here: http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/s...ad.php?t=14640

[Mike70]

" Correction: after watching Night again (specifically the scene where Ben finds the rifle) the news reporter seems to be saying "ghasly story began developing 2 days ago with the slaying of a family of 7 in their rural home near Gulfport? (indechiperable)" and that no slayings had been reported west of the Mississippi. there is a gulfport in both MS and FL. dammit stray, now i've got to dig this out and listen to it. ok here it is: there is mention of killings near gulfport (the state name is drowned out by music but the only two gulfports are in MS and FL) BUT right after that you can hear the announcer say that the chaos started in the southeast and is spreading to the north and west. he also says that this spread pattern is apparent because the outbreaks have been plotted out on a map. you have to strain to hear it but that's what he is saying. it starts at 36:43 with the announcer saying "this whole ghastly story began developing 2 days ago..."