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Topic: Robin Hood and Friar Tuck, Zombie Killers
Subject: First Blood
However, before Will and Tuck can render assistance, Jonathan's mother comes bustling out of the darkness.
"Where've you been till this late hour?" she chides her son. "Gallavanting with the chandler's daughter, no doubt."
Then she notices her son's apparent injuries. Fearing he's been run over by a cart, she rushes to his aid.
"My baby," the matron manages, holding her son close to her bosom.
Jonathan's dulled eyes light up at the proximity of human flesh, and with surprising alacrity the young man bites into his mother's neck, pulling off a chunk of meat.
With arterial blood spraying around her, the distressed woman clamps a hand to the wound and slumps to the ground.
As Jonathan shuffles off, gorging himself on his own mother, Will and Tuck run to the scene of carnage. They're too late, though. The woman has bled out and lies motionless.
Then, animated by forces beyond the Merry Men's comprehension, the corpse stirs.....
Posted on 2010-07-30 at 06:01:24.
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Topic: Zombies in Sherwood Recruitment
Subject: And Now a Word from the Sponsor......
I've just joined The Red Dragon Inn and have been reading this thread based on my book with interest.
I'm the author of 'Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers - A Canterbury Tale by Paul A. Freeman'. I emailed Almeric a few days ago, and thought you might be keen to hear some background on my particular book.
When Coscom Entertainment (an independent horror publishing house) asked for submissions for a book of zombie poetry (yes, seriously!), I submitted a narrative poem of 1,100 words. The editor liked it and said if I could write a similar, 18,000-word narrative poem, he would publish it as a stand alone novella.
Since I write Canterbury Tales in the style of Chaucer in my spare time, I decided to write one including zombies. But who would fight this menace? The major 'superhero' of the English medieval age being Robin Hood, I decided to take the characters associated with the Robin Hood legends and incorporate them in a book.
The title of my book was problematic. Originally titled 'The Monk's Second Tale' (because it's the second story told by Chaucer's monk character), I needed something a bit more eye-catching - hence 'Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers'.
One aim of the book is to introduce readers to a more accessible form of the Chaucerian style of poetry (iambic pentameters, rhyming couplets, etc, etc), hopefully to encourage students of English literature to move on to Chaucer with confidence rather than trepidation.
Anyhow, thanks for giving me the opportunity to elucidate on what probably sounds like a quirky book and good luck with your freeform story based on the title.
Below is a link to the RH&FT publisher's page, and my rather rudimentary website which explains in more detail my Canterbury Tales project:
http://paulfreeman.weebly.com/
http://www.coscomentertainment.com/robinhoodzombies.html
Posted on 2010-07-25 at 05:59:07.
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