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Read My Story “The Skull-Faced City” Free Online

August 29, 2010 by David Barr Kirtley 1 Comment

My story “The Skull-Faced City” is among the free samples over at the newly-launched website for the zombie anthology The Living Dead 2:

  “The Skull-Faced City”

A power-mad zombie rules over a city of the dead.

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This is a sequel to “The Skull-Faced Boy,” so definitely read that one first:

  “The Skull-Faced Boy”

Two friends clash after coming back to life as zombies.

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Read by Ralph Walters
Read by David Barr Kirtley

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  1. siznax says

    September 22, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    for someone immune to the zombie craze, i thought, excellent stories both. just as in the GGG podcast, DBK seems to find an interesting new direction to explore along a well-shambled path.

    the concept of zombie vanity is great, esp. in the passage: {“That one is weak,” Park snapped. “Still enamored with the trappings of life. And so here he is, far from the Commander’s favor.”} the Park character and his inner conflict/dilemma is really compelling. dining on “his grandmother” was especially creepy, and the end was just classic.

    scifibot: “The Skull-Faced City” by @davebarrkirtley crenellated my cybervanity, walking around the palace http://twitter.com/scifibot/status/24963108666

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