It was a time of terror. Flesh-eating zombies would attack each living person they could in the street. Only one woman knows how to stop the poisoned minds of these so-called people. One caring, strong and remarkable woman - Annabelle Connors. Annabelle is a 21-year-old from Los Angeles with a thirst for safety. She knows that to stop the zombies from continuing their dastardly deeds, she must betray her own understanding and go beyond the matters of life and death. In this story, Annabelle goes through tragedy, adventure, romance and psychological battles. The dead is rising and her and other survivors, must find a safe place and fight for the only things they have left; their lives. She gives up her carefree life in an instant and travels to find some weapons, survivors, and a way to end all of the suffering. However, the end of the world approaches, and time is running out for Annabelle. She is left with two options: stop the poisoned minds, or allow the world to end in a ball of fire. Can they all survive love, death and the apocalypse? Well, read to find out. WARNING: Violence, Blood, Gore, Adult themes, Swearing(maybe and things that jump or pop out) ;)
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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