[Shorting the Undead and Other Horrors 01] • The Headhunter (Shorting the Undead & Other Horrors)

A year has passed since the Zombie Uprising and Headhunter Bill Hawkins won’t rest until he finds the monster responsible for murdering his wife and fulfills her last request to take its head. But the constant danger, the hiding, the brutality of his profession, all wear on him. Soon after joining up with a preacher-turned-hunter who's convinced the Uprising was God’s Rapture, Bill's resolve suffers another major blow. He begins to doubt his purpose. Is he doing the right thing? More importantly, will he be able to act when he finally finds the young, female monster responsible for his wife's death?

The Headhunter is a selected title from the short story collection "Shorting the Undead: A Menagerie of Macabre Mini-Fiction" (release date: December 2011).

Keywords: short story, horror, suspense, zombies.

Appropriate for teens and adults.

Saul Tanpepper is a writer of short stories and novels of speculative fiction for the undead of all ages. He lives in Northern California.