Permuted Press Bestsellers?

[DarkNoise]

interested in everyone's recommendations. I already know I'll be getting "John Dies At The end". But what else on there is a good read?

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

HA, now THIS I can answer. Definately read:
Day By Day Armageddon
Plague of the Dead and it's sequel Thunder and Ashes
Dying to Live and it's sequel
Empire (has a nifty little drawing on the inside by someone you might know)
Down the Road and it's sequel
Almost forgot Twilight of the Dead by the awesome Travis Adkins
there are more, as pretty much every single book I've read from Permuted press has been excellent. And I've read most of them.

I didn't know you read books from Permuted press? JOHN DIES AT THE END is funny as hell and was optioned by Don Coscarelli of Phantasm/Bubba Hotep fame.
What else do you want to know?

 

[DarkNoise]

so far, i REALLY wanna read the Dying To Live twosome. Those look awesome.

And I don't read books from there, but I'm going to start. Ever since buying this:

I've been needing a better zombie selection

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

WWZ is a good book for sure. Also optioned for a film version, actually I think it is in production.
If you want a list of more titles let me know.

 

[DarkNoise]

I love how WWZ is actually realistic. If you look at all the political aspects and human responses to situations in the book, it all makes perfect sense, and you can see it all happening that way. To me, the only thing about it that isn't likely to happen anytime soon is the arrival of zombies. otherwise, a simple viral pandemic could play out exactly that way.

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

Yup, that was the intent from what I gathered also.

Plague of the Dead plays out in a similar way. The story builds nicely and shows the collapse of countries etc.

 

[DarkNoise]

the human equation is what makes horror novels/movies good. Mindless violence and gore has its place (Dario Argento?), but what really gets under my skin is seeing under the skin of 'real' people in dire situations dealing with the monster

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

Well that is what usually makes the great zombie films so great. How the humans react with each other and to the undead hordes. Most of the time the humans are more horrific than the zombies.

 

[DarkNoise]

ever watch the tv show "Jeremiah"? About the plague that came along and killed the world's population except for those who had not yet hit puberty?

That's a good example in my mind just because they could've spent the whole two seasons of it showing people running away scared of another virus (which does play a small role), but instead it shows daily struggles of individuals. And some of the decisions made by 'good people' in it are bereft of good morality.

I love that stuff, but again, it does scare me.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Read the Walking Dead if you like that shit

I think its even more horrific/depressing because of the black and white visual aspect.

 

[DarkNoise]

It looks awesome, but it may be tough for me. I tried reading the 30 days of night comic thing, but couldn't do it (this was before I knew there was a movie). I have a hard time when I see pictures, it distracts me and seems to put a block on my imagination, and makes it difficult to grasp a lot of what's happening. I don't understand it.

I read the 30 days of night novel though, and loved it. breezed through it.

And then the movie came out a few months later and I was pissed off at all the castings. Josh Hartnett does NOT look native american as per the book descriptions

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

The Walking Dead is a great comic. I wait and buy the hard cover collections so I can read many issues at once. That is to be turned into a TV series for AMC(?), I'm curious to see how they are going to handle it.
Jeremiah was a good show, not great but good. It wasn't anywhere near the awesomeness of J. Michael's Babylon 5 but the setting kicked ass. I've always loved post apoc. worlds, the more ravaged the better.

 

[Chromatose]

yeah I should get some of that Walking Dead bundle books. Buying single comics is for suckers.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Well I just buy the individual issues because I'm all caught up with the TPBs so far and i cant wait more months to know what happens next.

 

[DarkNoise]

Into the future a couple days: Still intrigued to try Walking Dead. It may just happen

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

Buy the Hard Covers!

Also, there is a new version of Day By Day Armegeddon coming out so get the Permuted Press version ASAP. Has the cool "journal" looking cover.