Looking for Horror Fans for Anthology Book

Raven · 04-14-2012, 09:53 AM

https://sites.google.com/site/ravenh...rg/home/whitez

Almost two hundred thousand years ago, Homo Sapiens fought a war against the Homo Helmei for the coastal passages out of Africa. Although modern man won, the deadly virus that had infected the Homo Helmei infected the early migrants. The disease lay dormant in their DNA until the year 2012. Every descendant of those migrants, from India to China to the United States has been infected. All will die.

The only survivors are the children of the Africans who did not migrate, whose DNA did not contain the virus. There is no test, no method of determining who will live and who will die to rise again as the living dead. If you are dark skinned, there is hope.

If not, you have 24 hours to live.

The Truth:

There are tons of zombie stories out there. Most of them create a lame back story and dive right into the killing and slaughter. I decided if I was going to do my own version, it had to be done differently. Using the retroviruses and genetic differences between the racial groups on Earth, I had a basis for an idea.

It is important to tell stories that have cultural relevance, that touch upon issues of the day and explore themes we may not be comfortable talking about. Such as race issues.

The comic industry has a lack of characters of color. It is primarily a white industry run by white people creating books about white characters. At the very least I wanted to create a property with an all black cast. One that didn't have anything to do with sports or crime.

Jessisheron · 04-15-2012, 10:27 PM

hey this sounds really cool! do you have any more info?
Would it be in print? would it pay?
I am very interested!

TouchOfWhimsy · 05-03-2012, 08:28 PM

I'll definitely be trying to scrap up some money for this! I'd try and contribute, but I'm not really cut out for the job. But regardless, love the idea, and I wish you the best of luck!

Raven · 05-07-2012, 11:01 AM

Sorry guys for the long delay!

No pay involved for the book. I want to do it so people can be involved with the zombie anthology. Not sure if we can get to the comic but I am trying really hard!

The book will be in print and released through Amazon. Read more here.

https://sites.google.com/site/ravenh...rg/home/whitez

04-14-2012, 09:53 AM	#1
Raven Writer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,999	Looking for Horror Fans for Anthology Book https://sites.google.com/site/ravenh...rg/home/whitez Almost two hundred thousand years ago, Homo Sapiens fought a war against the Homo Helmei for the coastal passages out of Africa. Although modern man won, the deadly virus that had infected the Homo Helmei infected the early migrants. The disease lay dormant in their DNA until the year 2012. Every descendant of those migrants, from India to China to the United States has been infected. All will die. The only survivors are the children of the Africans who did not migrate, whose DNA did not contain the virus. There is no test, no method of determining who will live and who will die to rise again as the living dead. If you are dark skinned, there is hope. If not, you have 24 hours to live. The Truth: There are tons of zombie stories out there. Most of them create a lame back story and dive right into the killing and slaughter. I decided if I was going to do my own version, it had to be done differently. Using the retroviruses and genetic differences between the racial groups on Earth, I had a basis for an idea. It is important to tell stories that have cultural relevance, that touch upon issues of the day and explore themes we may not be comfortable talking about. Such as race issues. The comic industry has a lack of characters of color. It is primarily a white industry run by white people creating books about white characters. At the very least I wanted to create a property with an all black cast. One that didn't have anything to do with sports or crime.

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04-15-2012, 10:27 PM	#2
Jessisheron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 31	hey this sounds really cool! do you have any more info? Would it be in print? would it pay? I am very interested!

05-03-2012, 08:28 PM	#3
TouchOfWhimsy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3	I'll definitely be trying to scrap up some money for this! I'd try and contribute, but I'm not really cut out for the job. But regardless, love the idea, and I wish you the best of luck!

05-07-2012, 11:01 AM	#4
Raven Writer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,999	Sorry guys for the long delay! No pay involved for the book. I want to do it so people can be involved with the zombie anthology. Not sure if we can get to the comic but I am trying really hard! The book will be in print and released through Amazon. Read more here. https://sites.google.com/site/ravenh...rg/home/whitez