My mate Anna Hackett
is stopping by today to help further educate us with some fun zombie facts. Her
latest action packed paranormal romance ‘Soul Stealer’ just hit the virtual shelves.
Check it out…
10 Fun Zombie Facts
Minneapolis–Saint
Paul is the Guinness World Record holder of the largest
zombie walk – official number 8,027 zombies and estimates upward of 30,000 for
the entire event. If you don’t know, zombie walks are organized gatherings of
people who dress up as zombies!
Since I was stopping
by Kylie’s blog, I thought I’d talk about a subject near and dear to her
heart—the undead, brain-eating infected! And I will confess that I am a fan as
well. I love The Walking Dead, I Am Legend and Resident Evil.
So I promised 10 fun
zombie facts, some you may have heard before, some that are very interesting
and some are a little gross:
1.
Jiangshi
is a Chinese zombie that moves around by hopping. Hmm, sort of lowers the scare
factor.
2. Zombie
bank – a bank with no money that continues to operate with government support.
3. Zombie
is Canadian slang for an
army conscript assigned to home defense during World War II.
4.
Zombie cocktail - a tall drink made typically with
several kinds of rum, citrus juice, and often apricot liqueur. Yum, sounds
pretty good.
5.
Zombie doesn’t just describe
the undead, another definition (to quote the dictionary) is a person whose behavior or responses
are wooden, listless, or seemingly rote; automaton.
6. Zombie
fly – a fly that inserts its eggs into honeybees. The larvae cause the bee to
become disoriented and exhibit strange behavior. Infected bees are called
zombees. Yuk!
7.
Zombie
is a snake god worshiped in West Indian and Brazilian religious practices of
African origin.
8.
Modern zombies as we know them owe their thanks to George
A. Romero and his 1968 film Night of the Living Dead
9.
The
1929 novel The Magic Island by William Seabrook is credited with
introducing the term “zombi” to the US.
10. The
zombie movie, World War Z starring Brad Pitt comes out in 2013! I am looking
forward to seeing this.
I’ve yet to pen my
own zombie story, but I’m not ruling it out! I think I have a zombie or two
lurking around. My latest release is a paranormal/sci fi novella that while
zombie-free, is action-packed and has time thieves, soul stealers and mind
raiders. The mind raiders can stop people’s thoughts and get them do as they
ask. Kind of like the automaton type of zombie!
Now it’s your turn,
zombie-lovers. Do you have any fun zombie facts to share?
Anna Hackett loves action movies, sci-fi shows, short
stories, writing her own romantic adventures, her wonderful husband and her
little man. You can find her at the usual places:
Anna Hackett – Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads. Her latest novella, SOUL STEALER,
is out now.
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Soul Stealer
Blurb
She just wants her life
back. After being kidnapped and forced to kill by a
vicious crime lord, Cate Hartmann is now a killer with an addiction to stealing
souls. On the island sanctuary of Haven, surrounded by other anomalies with
secret abilities, she fights to recover. But only one man calms the dark storm
inside and makes her believe she can be whole again…Dr. Gage Walker.
Scientist
Gage Walker has spent a decade helping anomalies. But every day, he’s haunted
by his previous job for the CIA—where he crossed far too many boundaries and
hurt so many anomalies. Including his brother. He vows he won’t fail again and
will do everything he can to heal Cate—including fighting his attraction to
her.
But
when the crime lord comes after Cate again, it’s a race against time to find
out why he wants her. Amidst the danger, Gage and Cate drawn to each other,
even as they fear that one wrong step will send her hurtling back into the
depths of her soul stealing addiction.
Fascinating facts, Anna! I definitely didn't know those! And while I can't say that zombies are my paranormal creature of choice, I'm intrigued by Soul Stealer!
ReplyDeleteThanks, flchecn1! Zombies aren't for everybody (-: Hope you'll give Soul Stealer a try. Time Thief (1st novella in the series) is free right now!
DeleteOoh, thank you! Just picked that up and tweeted it :)
DeleteNice facts, Anna, thanks. I'm pretty sure my bank is a zombie bank, every time I go in there the glassy-eyed staff shuffle to the counter window and say 'brains, brains, how can I help you?"
ReplyDeleteLOL! OMG, I am still laughing. Glad you liked the facts!
DeleteThanks for all the info on zombies lol.
ReplyDeletermwyer at shaw dot ca
You are very welcome, Becki! Thanks for stopping by.
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