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I have been an avid writer for some time now, and I feel it is time to move on to something bigger.
I am currently writing a novel, The Forgotten Hollows, a tribute, as well as an update to zombie horror. The reason I call it a 'web-novel' is I have decided to publish it monthly (I am maybe considering once every 2 weeks, if I can keep schedule, though monthly is more likely) online, VIA my Live Journal.
Here is a basic summary of it's plot. Of course, it doesn't cover everything, cause that would be a spoiler!
It is set in a small European town, Eiser, which is surrounded by a forest. A very eccentric and enigmatic scientist who goes by the moniker of 'Dr. Phobia' passes through the town. After he passes through, the town is attacked by a barrage of strange creatures, humans give them the nickname "Hollows". Why will be explained later. Dr. Phobia rallies a small group of lucky survivors in Eiser, and they head out into the forest to escape Eiser. But the forest turns out to be an even more deadly place (Think the Vietnam war) as the survivors cannot see the hollows and their movements. They attempt to leave the forest early, but Dr. Phobia refuses to let them, because he will not leave the forest until he visits his old abandoned lab, which is located in the heart of the forest. The survivors decide to fortify themselves in a camp ground while Dr. Phobia searches for his lab. Once there, he captures a hollow, and reverse engineers it, attempting to find a weakness in the creatures, but ends up creating an entirely new species, known as the shallow [which is a little more like the traditional zombie, more on that later]. As the shallow allows him to live, and his insane nature, he goes mad and believes he himself is a shallow, and begins to kill off humans himself. This is when the survivors are on their own.
Now, where the story is more complex is the Hollow, or Mortiferam Infligere [Inflictor of Great Pain in latin] itself. I have created a complex biology on about 17 species of hollow, each different and unique. The reason they are named Hollows is because they are almost entirely hollow on the inside. They have no bones, no bodily fluids except for a small bit of blood and a fluid which is similar to cerebrospinal fluid to keep the brain connected to the rest of the body, and no internal organs except the brain, and the heart. Like a zombie, they live entirely on flesh. Unlike a zombie, they don't eat the flesh. No, their 'skin' is comprised of millions of microscopic 'nerves' which attach themselves to the skin, and then even smaller hooks at the end of the nerves grapple onto the skin and tear it off. They use the flesh for evolutionary changes. This is very rare, but some species of hollow, such as Mortiferam Angelus [The Angel of Great Pain] also use bones. In the case of Mortiferam Angelus, they use the entire spinal column of a human, dividing it down the middle evenly and then draping dried human flesh over them and opposing them for use as both wings, and blades. They walk on four legs and are blind, but have sonar and extremely good hearing. The nerves serve also as a defensive mechanism, as destroying the heart or brain means instant death for the hollow, but the nerves are so thick, they can swallow bullets and break steel, and it has been questioned if it is even possible to kill a hollow. One human got close with a sword, but the nerves broke the steel, pulled him in close and then tore off his hands. Hollows are generally fast, depending on species, and also brilliant. They work in packs and always elect a leader, or a general. Their generals have a distinction of not being original hollows, their generals are always humans who have been consumed and the hollow has had it's own evolutionary changes enhanced further again. No one is truly sure how hollows reproduce, as while they have 'sexes' defined by voices and sometimes body shape, as well as who a general swallowed, but they do not have reproductive organs. People believe the reproduce by spores, or simply by splitting off part of their nerves, which have been seen to slowly grow into a larger organism.
Now, on to the shallows. As I said, Dr. Phobia attempted to reverse engineer the hollow, and more or less, succeeded. The result, is, the shallow. The shallow is the opposite of the hollow, and much more like a traditional zombie. Instead of having thousands of nerves, the nerves have fallen off and the few remaining have formed muscles. But because they do not have the protective nerves, they are highly sensitive to the light, and are completely nocturnal. Their brains have been greatly reduced in size, and they are much dumber, they sometimes stumble when walking, and cannot speak. They can become smarter by eating brains, however, they are much more interested in the flesh, because they begin to deteriorate and whither away if they cannot coat themselves with human flesh, and unlike hollows, they do sometimes eat it. Shallows do not work together, but they rarely attack each other unless it is fighting over flesh. They are 'contagious' and cough spores that can be spread in blood or air, so they spread faster than hollows, who only corrupt humans by swallowing them whole. During the day, they hide in caves and under cars, and although they are not active, if someone stumbles into a shallows hiding spot, the shallow will still attack. At night, they have an advantage as survivors often times confuse a shallow as a human until it is too late, as they do not have the evolutionary distinctions of the hollows.
If you are interested, Chapter One is out, thanks to a crunch session with Lukas Theres a weird live journal glitch though, and some of the text is black, so forgive me until I fix it! Keep an eye on my Live Journal!
Tell me what you think about my ideas!
I am currently writing a novel, The Forgotten Hollows, a tribute, as well as an update to zombie horror. The reason I call it a 'web-novel' is I have decided to publish it monthly (I am maybe considering once every 2 weeks, if I can keep schedule, though monthly is more likely) online, VIA my Live Journal.
Here is a basic summary of it's plot. Of course, it doesn't cover everything, cause that would be a spoiler!
It is set in a small European town, Eiser, which is surrounded by a forest. A very eccentric and enigmatic scientist who goes by the moniker of 'Dr. Phobia' passes through the town. After he passes through, the town is attacked by a barrage of strange creatures, humans give them the nickname "Hollows". Why will be explained later. Dr. Phobia rallies a small group of lucky survivors in Eiser, and they head out into the forest to escape Eiser. But the forest turns out to be an even more deadly place (Think the Vietnam war) as the survivors cannot see the hollows and their movements. They attempt to leave the forest early, but Dr. Phobia refuses to let them, because he will not leave the forest until he visits his old abandoned lab, which is located in the heart of the forest. The survivors decide to fortify themselves in a camp ground while Dr. Phobia searches for his lab. Once there, he captures a hollow, and reverse engineers it, attempting to find a weakness in the creatures, but ends up creating an entirely new species, known as the shallow [which is a little more like the traditional zombie, more on that later]. As the shallow allows him to live, and his insane nature, he goes mad and believes he himself is a shallow, and begins to kill off humans himself. This is when the survivors are on their own.
Now, where the story is more complex is the Hollow, or Mortiferam Infligere [Inflictor of Great Pain in latin] itself. I have created a complex biology on about 17 species of hollow, each different and unique. The reason they are named Hollows is because they are almost entirely hollow on the inside. They have no bones, no bodily fluids except for a small bit of blood and a fluid which is similar to cerebrospinal fluid to keep the brain connected to the rest of the body, and no internal organs except the brain, and the heart. Like a zombie, they live entirely on flesh. Unlike a zombie, they don't eat the flesh. No, their 'skin' is comprised of millions of microscopic 'nerves' which attach themselves to the skin, and then even smaller hooks at the end of the nerves grapple onto the skin and tear it off. They use the flesh for evolutionary changes. This is very rare, but some species of hollow, such as Mortiferam Angelus [The Angel of Great Pain] also use bones. In the case of Mortiferam Angelus, they use the entire spinal column of a human, dividing it down the middle evenly and then draping dried human flesh over them and opposing them for use as both wings, and blades. They walk on four legs and are blind, but have sonar and extremely good hearing. The nerves serve also as a defensive mechanism, as destroying the heart or brain means instant death for the hollow, but the nerves are so thick, they can swallow bullets and break steel, and it has been questioned if it is even possible to kill a hollow. One human got close with a sword, but the nerves broke the steel, pulled him in close and then tore off his hands. Hollows are generally fast, depending on species, and also brilliant. They work in packs and always elect a leader, or a general. Their generals have a distinction of not being original hollows, their generals are always humans who have been consumed and the hollow has had it's own evolutionary changes enhanced further again. No one is truly sure how hollows reproduce, as while they have 'sexes' defined by voices and sometimes body shape, as well as who a general swallowed, but they do not have reproductive organs. People believe the reproduce by spores, or simply by splitting off part of their nerves, which have been seen to slowly grow into a larger organism.
Now, on to the shallows. As I said, Dr. Phobia attempted to reverse engineer the hollow, and more or less, succeeded. The result, is, the shallow. The shallow is the opposite of the hollow, and much more like a traditional zombie. Instead of having thousands of nerves, the nerves have fallen off and the few remaining have formed muscles. But because they do not have the protective nerves, they are highly sensitive to the light, and are completely nocturnal. Their brains have been greatly reduced in size, and they are much dumber, they sometimes stumble when walking, and cannot speak. They can become smarter by eating brains, however, they are much more interested in the flesh, because they begin to deteriorate and whither away if they cannot coat themselves with human flesh, and unlike hollows, they do sometimes eat it. Shallows do not work together, but they rarely attack each other unless it is fighting over flesh. They are 'contagious' and cough spores that can be spread in blood or air, so they spread faster than hollows, who only corrupt humans by swallowing them whole. During the day, they hide in caves and under cars, and although they are not active, if someone stumbles into a shallows hiding spot, the shallow will still attack. At night, they have an advantage as survivors often times confuse a shallow as a human until it is too late, as they do not have the evolutionary distinctions of the hollows.
If you are interested, Chapter One is out, thanks to a crunch session with Lukas Theres a weird live journal glitch though, and some of the text is black, so forgive me until I fix it!
Keep an eye on my Live Journal!Tell me what you think about my ideas!
Can't wait for chapter 2!
So basically all I have to do is write, and so that means Chapter 2 has a release date of the 15th. Yeah, that's right, a weekly regiment now... Don't worry, it won't be 'rushed' I'm still gonna work hard on it 
