In an American Town, a girl named Gretel Harding, aged 13, escapes her home when Zombies kill her parents. When she flees, she struggles to survive the Undead, as their mania spreads across the Country. And, as The US Military tries to stop Them, Gretel meets a group of survivors whose existance is shattered forever. The new horror saga novel by Robert Helliger, author of "Vampires of Mist Gate" saga, and the "Camp Blood" trilogy. Rated PG-13 for strong, bloody violence, sex references, some coarse language, and adult themes. For George A. Romero, Stephen King, the late Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, and the late Bill Hinzman: RIP!, and the late Lucio Fulci, and Peter Jackson.

The world is over, it's as simple as that. Well not completely over there still are people walking around. But they aren't what you call human. They feed on human flesh, killing millions and not caring one bit. Tess was just your normal teenage girl. She had her issues that most girls have at her age. But then the world went to shit and all she has left is the group of survivors she found on her way to safety. They are her family but what will happen when her new family is threatened by the creatures roaming the world and the people she trusts most? Will everyone be able to handle the terrible destruction going on around them or will it cause them to become a different kind of monster.

Rain falls from the clouds and plummets down to the lands where it is then devoured by the earth. Rain is what helps the earth and its inhabitants thrive; but now, rain is what will destroy the earth itself. As people get caught in the rain, they change. They lose their civility and everything that made them what they were. A simple umbrella won't save you this time. *This is the original un-edited version*

"It was Hell's kitchen. On the dirty checker floors, was blood. Red mush stained over almost the entire floor. And I see Mommy's body lying there motionless, surrounded by gross, rotten inhumane-like things. They were tearing her apart, eating her flesh, guts and any other remaining traces of meat left with their long, clawed fingers. It was them. They were exactly the ones I remember seeing on T.V. with mommy and daddy; they were the things called 'zombies'." 12 year old Rima Orlume loses her parents during a zombie virus attack. Luckily, she was saved by her father's dear friend...or was she? ______________________________________________________ Copyrighted © 2011 10deadmask01. All rights reserved. No parts of this story may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the author 10deadmask01. Any person/s who ignores to heed this warning will be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. You Have been warned.