The Christmas Zombie — W.D. Gagliani

Since "God's Wrath," which is what some called the apocalypse that brought the dead back to life to feast on the living, he has been living in a fortified cabin in the North Woods of Wisconsin. He has cleared his area of walkers ruthlessly. He was once a person who helped others, until he became a killer by necessity.

But now his routine has slipped and he finds himself unprepared when a group of walkers crosses his path. Is it destiny? Or is it a test of his humanity?

How will this 23rd day of December end for one survivor desperately seeking to remain human?

Contains graphic violence.

"The Christmas Zombie" is a short story (6600 words) by the author of the Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel WOLF'S TRAP, as well as WOLF'S GAMBIT, WOLF'S BLUFF, WOLF'S EDGE, SAVAGE NIGHTS, the story collection SHADOWPLAYS, the mini-collection MYSTERIES & MAYHEM (with David Benton), "The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis" (novella), and numerous other works of horror, thriller, crime, and dark fantasy.

*This ebook includes a bonus short-short: "Stand By Your Zombie," originally published in the anthology SMALL BITES.