A Zombie Short Story Win
My short story, Hokahey, about zombies at Custer’s Last Stand, is a winner of the 11th Tales of the Zombie War’s contest.
If you are looking for some zombie Old West military action, its up on thier website for free and in its entirety.
Excerpt:
They left on the fastest ponies in the camp and chased after the attacker of the village. For days, they followed the trail. They found two of the tribe’s kidnapped children, infected and wandering the tall grass.
They had attacked a white man riding alone across the range and were slowly eating his face. Sage tried to save the youngsters but Black Knife was firm. The beasts were dispatched and left at peace. The trail led them deep into what the white man referred to as Montana Territory where they came across another attack. A ranch house in a beautiful valley contained a family of five. The stench of death hung heavy there. Two had been massacred, their body parts chewed and scattered. The other three had been infected.
When the hunting party rode off, all five victims were at peace and being consumed by the raging fire they had started in the house.
That was days ago and the trail was turning cold. Yellow Eagle was cleaning the rabbit when the riders appeared on the horizon. Black Knife watched them grow closer and released the riders to be Sioux braves.
He could see brightly colored paint on the braves’ faces. Feathers and plumage fluttered in the breeze as they rode. Numbering 15, they and their ponies were adorned for war….
