Tall Tales With Short Cocks by Arthur Graham

The undead are fairly traditional and the key characters include a scientist who is passionate about finding a cure and a military man who will do whatever it takes to maintain control over those under his supervision. Soon, the quartet discover that the train might grant them a form of escape from London, but will take them on a journey with both the military and scientists doing everything in their power to put an end to the plague that threatens to engulf the entire world.Įscape From Dead City doesn’t necessarily introduce its audience to anything new in the zombie genre.

Little do they know that the military have commandeered the station and the specific train Arthur has in mind for their escape. Arthur, who is a train engineer, convinces the other three to make their way to the train station, where he can get them all aboard one of the last trains out of the city. After communicating with one another, the two sisters agree to meet and get out before the whole city is overwhelmed by the undead. The dead are rising up and overwhelming the living in uncountable numbers.Īt the same time, Pauline’s sister, Margot, and her boyfriend Arthur are coming to the same conclusion from their apartment in the city. Not soon after they realize that they better flee the city as well, because it’s clear that the trouble isn’t localized to their area, but is everywhere. When the military arrives at the hospital to deal with the onslaught of the undead after the two doctors have already dealt with one of the undead, it becomes readily apparent that they need to escape the hospital. We meet Pauline and Gordon, two doctors who are in a relationship with one another.

Review of John McCuaig’s “Escape From Dead City”Įscape From Dead City begins at a London hospital, where the story abruptly introduces us to an infection that turns its victims into the undead.

Tall Tales With Short Cocks by Arthur Graham