These desperate survivors are completely isolated from the dangers of the mainland.

For Lamar Reed and a handful of others, that safe haven is an old Coast Guard ship out at sea, with plenty of water between them and the zombies. Some survivors have fled, frantically searching for a place to escape, even briefly, the slaughter around them. Some of the living still struggle to survive, but with each passing day, their odds grow worse.

They are filled instead with the living dead, rotting predators driven only by a need to kill and eat. In 2007, Brian Keene’s Dead Sea knocked that obsession on its ass… In 2003, Brian Keene’s The Rising revived horror literature’s dormant obsession with zombies. “Much like Laymon, Keene provides all kinds of thrills here… But Brian Keene has his own voice, too, one just as good a the late great master, Richard Laymon.” -SFRevu Castaways is a can’t put down page turner.” -House of Horrors Night is falling, the creatures are coming, and rescue is so far away…ĭeadite Press is proud to present Brian Keene’s tribute to the late, great Richard Laymon! The women will be kept alive as captives. They’re being taken by the monstrous, half-human creatures that live deep in the jungle. Contestants are disappearing, but they aren’t being eliminated by the game. Now they’re just hoping to stay alive, because the island isn’t deserted after all.

They came to the deserted island to compete on a popular reality television show.

Dark Hollow by Brian Keene