At the end of the book, the author takes his zombie epidemic to a new and somehow more frightening level.ĭelirium Books published this latest installment of Keene's zombie epidemic series in August 2008. to Norway to Australia,Įach story is unique and shows real insight into human nature. Taking readers around the world in these stories from the U.S. The reader feeling shocked and unsettled. Keene employs an abrupt, somewhat disturbing writing style that leaves The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World collects thirty-two short stories that were written as sequel and tie-in to Brian Keene’s previously published works including The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World

The father of two sons and the stepfather to one daughter, Keene lives in rural Pennsylvania with his wife, author Mary SanGiovanni.Dark fantasy book review: Brian Keene's *The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World* Keene also serves on the Board of Directors for the Scares That Care 501c charity organization. Keene’s work has been praised by The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN, The Huffington Post, Bleeding Cool, Publisher’s Weekly, Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting, and Rue Morgue. Keene also served as Executive Producer for the feature length film I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday. Several of Keene’s novels and stories have been adapted for film, including Ghoul, The Naughty List, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. He also hosted (along with Christopher Golden) the long-running Defenders Dialogue podcast. He was the showrunner for Realm Media and Blackbox TV’s Silverwood: The Door.įrom 2015 to 2020, he hosted the immensely popular The Horror Show with Brian Keene podcast. He has also written for such media properties as Doctor Who, Thor, Aliens, Harley Quinn, The X-Files, Doom Patrol, Justice League, Hellboy, Superman, and Masters of the Universe. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s recurrent interest in zombies. He is also the recipient of the World Horror Grandmaster Award (as an outstanding contributor to the genre) and multiple Bram Stoker Awards. They have been translated into over a dozen different languages and have won numerous awards. He is the author of over fifty books, mostly in the horror, crime, fantasy, and nonfiction genres.

BRIAN KEENE writes novels, comic books, short stories, and nonfiction.

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