Living Death Race: Beauty & the Brains
by John Everson

:::2025 Splatterpunk Award Winner (Best Novella):::

ONE DEADLY GIRL. ONE MACHO GUY. ONE KICK-ASS CAR. AND A WHOLE LOT OF ZOMBIES.

The world has gone to hell. Zombies rule the wasteland, humanity clings to a handful of walled cities, and once a year, the gates open for the most dangerous competition on Earth: the LIVING DEATH RACE.

Mira “Beauty” Linn is nobody’s passenger princess. She built her souped-up 1972 Mustang through blood, guts, and the brutal underground world of zombie cockfighting. She’s got the car, the skills, and one goal: win the race.

Then Tony comes along, hijacks her plans, and drags her into a cross-country death run behind the wheel of Deathasus. He calls himself the brains of the operation. Mira knows better.

With rival racers, deranged personalities, a zombie mistress, and hordes of hungry undead threatening to turn the highway into a graveyard, the road ahead promises one hell of a ride. And Mira isn’t about to let Tony—or anything else—stand between her and the prize.

From Bram Stoker Award-winning horror author John Everson comes Living Death Race: Beauty & the Brains, a wild, blood-soaked blend of post-apocalyptic horror, zombie mayhem, outrageous characters, and high-octane action.

Start your engines. The dead are waiting.