David Moody

In less than twenty-four hours a vicious and virulent disease destroys virtually all of the population. Billions are killed. Thousands die every second. There are no symptoms and no warnings. Within moments of infection each victim suffers a violent and agonizing death. Only a handful of survivors remain. By the end of the first day those survivors wish they were dead. Then the disease strikes again, and all hell breaks loose. The dead are walking, and the living must adapt or die.Collected here are all five AUTUMN novels, charting the terrifying breakdown of society and the frantic attempts of the survivors to last one more day...Are we entering mankinds final days? In the aftermath of the disease, will the last survivors destroy each other, or will the dead destroy them all?Contains AUTUMN, AUTUMN: THE CITY, AUTUMN: PURIFICATION, AUTUMN: DISINTEGRATION and AUTUMN: AFTERMATH.

Its been almost one hundred days since a killer disease wiped out 99% of the population. Three months since the dead reanimated. Survivors are few and far between now, and those who remain stick together to give themselves the best possible chance of continuing to stay alive. They are the last of the living.A band of refugees has taken shelter in a medieval castle - a fortress that has stood strong for hundreds of years. Besieged by the dead, they only emerge when its absolutely necessary. As autumn turns to winter, however, the balance of power slowly begins to shift. The unexpected appearance of survivors from another group changes everything. They bring choice, and an alternative way of life which is a far cry from the world everyone has been forced to leave behind. Society as we know it has crumbled beyond repair and things will never be the same again. Some people are ready to embrace this change, others cant let go of the past. The choice is divisive.Are we entering mankinds final days? In the aftermath of the disease, will the last survivors destroy each other, or will the dead destroy them all?

AUTUMN, the classic underground novel finally bursts into the mainstream. It is cold, dark, relentless - and uncomfortably plausible, a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for the 21st Century. Amazon said: The perfect zombie story, nothing written in the genre has grabbed me in the same way as AUTUMN, an equal to Romeros Night of the Living Dead. In the tradition of THE WALKING DEAD, and from an author whose HATER was optioned by Guillermo del Toro, director of PANS LABYRINTH, this is a chilling and frightening read.In less than twenty-four hours a vicious and virulent viral epidemic destroys virtually all of the population. Billions are killed, within minutes. There are no symptoms and no warnings; within moments of infection each victim suffers a violent and agonising death. At the end of ten minutes, only a handful of survivors remain. By the end of the first day those survivors wish they were dead. By the end of the first week, as the dead get up and walk, they know they are in hell.

One day in September a virulent plague spread throughout the world, killing billions in one day. Even now the full horror of the plague is just beginning, for the dead are not just dead ...One small group of survivors is imprisoned in an underground base, trapped between the door to the outside world and the sealed entrance to the airtight cocoon where hundreds of soldiers sit and wait for rescue.On the surface the crowd of bodies is growing in size every day, drawn there by the heat and the noise of the people hiding underground beneath their rotting feet. The sheer mass of decaying flesh above begins to cause problems for the military when vents become blocked, but a mission to clear the dead starts a vicious battle between the living and the dead. And there are far more of the dead ...

AUTUMN is a self-publishing phenomenon which has been downloaded more than half a million times since publication in 2001 and has spawned a series of sequels and a movie starring Dexter Fletcher and David Carradine. Film rights to HATER, another book by Moody, have been bought by Guillermo del Toro (HELLBOY, PANS LABYRINTH) and Mark Johnson (producer of the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA films).A disease of unimaginable ferocity has torn across the face of the planet leaving billions dead. A small group of survivors shelter in the remains of a devastated city, hiding in terror as the full effects of the horrific infection start to become clear.The sudden appearance of a company of soldiers again threatens the survivors fragile existence. Do they bring with them hope, help and answers, or more pain, fear and suffering?

THE WORLD IS DEAD!Two months ago, billions of people were killed by a deadly germ. Days later, they rose up again in massive numbers. Since then, cities worldwide have become rat-infested, germ-filled hellholes, ruled by the living dead.WELCOME TO LONDONA group of survivors are trapped in the rotting heart of the capital, hopelessly outnumbered. Theyve heard rumours of a safe haven to the north - a self-sufficient community where people can rebuild their devastated lives - but the decaying ruins of London are vast and sprawling, and theyre going to need an army to get away from this place.There are other people here, waiting in the shadows. Can enough of them band together to make a difference, or has the country - maybe even the entire world - already been lost to the undead?The first book in a standalone trilogy set in the nightmare world of David Moodys international best-selling AUTUMN series - the original epic British zombie saga.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND THE AUTUMN SERIES:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"David Moodys AUTUMN: DAWN breathes new life into my favourite undead series." CRAIG DILOUIE, author of EPISODE THIRTEEN"As demonstrated throughout his previous novels, readers should crown Moody king of the zombie horror novel" BOOKLIST"The best survival horror since Richard Mathesons I AM LEGEND." WAYNE SIMMONS, Author of FLU"If you only read one book this year, read AUTUMN." SUSPENSE MAGAZINE"By the end of the book, you will be waiting impatiently for the next instalment." DREAD CENTRAL

A dystopian field guide to the end of the world from the author of AUTUMN and HATER.Ninety-nine per cent of the population are dead, struck down by a deadly virus.Experience the apocalypse from the perspectives of almost fifty different people whove survived through luck, not skill. They are a desperate bunch: cheating lovers, workshy civil servants, permanently drunk publicans, teenage rebels, obsessive accountants, failed husbands, disrobed priests, and more... The only thing they have in common is the fact theyre still alive (for now).AUTUMN: THE HUMAN CONDITION follows the individual stories of these desperate survivors through the nightmare of their final days and weeks.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND THE AUTUMN SERIES:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"As demonstrated throughout his previous novels, readers should crown Moody king of the zombie horror novel" BOOKLIST"The best survival horror since Richard Mathesons I AM LEGEND." WAYNE SIMMONS, author of FLU"If you only read one book this year, read AUTUMN." SUSPENSE MAGAZINE"By the end of the book, you will be waiting impatiently for the next instalment." DREAD CENTRAL"Moody is as imaginative as Barker, as compulsory as King, and as addictive as Palahniuk" SCREAM MAGAZINE"Takes the genre in a fascinating new direction. If John Wyndham was alive and writing zombie novels, theyd read like this" JONATHAN MABERRY, best-selling author of PATIENT ZERO AND ROT & RUIN

LONDONS BURNINGA great fire has swept through the heart of the city, destroying everything in its path, the living, the dead, and the undead alike. And yet, protected by the impenetrable walls of the Tower of London, a handful of people have somehow survived. Now, they must strike out if they want to stay alive.Theyre going to have to risk everything to get out of this hellish place, then risk it all again to reach Ledsey Cross, a fabled safe haven hundreds of miles away.Every step will be fraught with danger. There will be no shortcuts, and no easy options. To stand any chance of a future, the group will have to trek through the harshest of winters, across a land ruled by the undead.The final book in a standalone trilogy set in the nightmare world of David Moodys international best-selling AUTUMN novels the original epic British zombie saga.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND THE AUTUMN SERIES:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"David Moodys AUTUMN: DAWN breathes new life into my favourite undead series." Craig DiLouie, author of EPISODE THIRTEEN"AUTUMN: DAWN is an instant classic of the zombie genre." The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer"AUTUMN: INFERNO is an absolute blast from beginning to end. 10/10" Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life"With AUTUMN: INFERNO Moody has once again demonstrated his undeniable ability to revolutionise the zombie as a staple of the horror genre, reframing the humble, shambling corpse as a genuinely terrifying opponent." The SciFi and Fantasy Book Review

LONDON IS DEAD!Two months ago, billions of people were killed by a deadly germ. Days later, they rose up again in massive numbers. Since then, cities worldwide have become rat-infested, germ-filled hellholes, ruled by the living dead.There are three hundred survivors grouped together in the shadows of the Tower of London. On one side, the river Thames. In all other directions, nothing but the undead.With so many mouths to feed, food is at a premium. But if they can make it through winter, theyll have a shot at long-term survival. They have no choice but to scavenge the ruins of apocalyptic London to survive, but with every building they strip, every street they clear, they risk enraging the vast hordes of the undead that have them surrounded.Its a delicate balancing act fight to survive but avoid an unwinnable, all-out war.And yet, there may be another option...AUTUMN: INFERNO is the second book in a standalone trilogy set in the nightmare world of David Moodys international best-selling AUTUMN novels the original epic British zombie saga.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND THE AUTUMN SERIES:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"AUTUMN: DAWN is an unabated, unforgiving onslaught of intensity that takes aim at both the light and dark side of humanity it knocks the wind out of you on the opening page and keeps you gasping for air."BookNest"David Moodys AUTUMN: DAWN breathes new life into my favourite undead series." Craig DiLouie, author of EPISODE THIRTEEN"AUTUMN: DAWN is an instant classic of the zombie genre." The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer"AUTUMN: INFERNO is an absolute blast from beginning to end. 10/10" Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life"By the end of the book, you will be waiting impatiently for the next instalment." DREAD CENTRAL

In the spirit of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, BLACK MIRROR, and TALES FROM THE CRYPT, cult author David Moody presents eleven disturbing science-fiction, horror, thriller and suspense stories about life, death, and everything in between (and after).Whats the ultimate body modification? Are the people next door as perfect as they appear? How dead is dead? Whats the true price of a clean start? Whats the motive of the monster thats destroying your town? How are you going to spend the last three days before the end of the world?From the never-ending nightmare of domestic bliss to the search for the perfect body; from messed up families to warring nations; from the last minutes before doomsday to the polluted shores of the post-post-apocalypse; THE LAST BIG THING shows how thin the line between the ordinary and extraordinary truly is.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND THE LAST BIG THING:"THE LAST BIG THING is a deeply impressive and highly accomplished set of short story horror fiction, and firmly cements Moodys reputation as one of the masters of British horror writing." SCIFI AND FANTASY REVIEWER"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"Moody is as imaginative as Barker, as compulsory as King, and as addictive as Palahniuk." SCREAM THE HORROR MAGAZINE"Moody has the power to make the most mundane and ordinary characters interesting and believable and is reminiscent of Stephen King at his finest." SHADOWLOCKED"British horror at its absolute best." STARBURST

In 1842, Mamaw Molder, her husband, children and kin(and they was a lot of them) moved into the hills of Arkansas, each with a Choctaw Deed. They arrived in Mason County with three wagons, farm tools, livestock, feed and seed and claimed two sections each on Molder Mountain -- where they proceeded to clear land and put up homesteads. Mamaw Molder was a Water Witch( she had the power), and she witched all the wells in Molder Valley. After their children were grown, they gave them the house on Molder Mountain and put up a house on Horsehider Creek across the way from Molder Valley just below Cedar Crick from where her sons built their homesteads. The Molders lived there trouble free for twenty-some-odd years, hunting farming and raising their children until trouble came. And when it came it had a name: Culdy.

An expanded anniversary edition of David Moodys zombie novella collection. Now contains around 50% more zombie grimness! Ten visions of the undead apocalypse from the author of the best-selling HATER and AUTUMN novels. "As demonstrated throughout his previous novels, readers should crown Moody king of the zombie horror novel" Booklist From the first moments of an outbreak to humanitys final gasping breath, from the centre of a sprawling metropolis to a forgotten and isolated village, LAST OF THE LIVING is a collection of stories focusing on those whove survived the unthinkable.Some thrive while others disintegrate. Some fight while others capitulate. No matter how each individual survivor reacts, one thing is certain: the dead have risen, and nothing will ever be the same again. "British horror at its absolute best" Starburst Includes the stories:THE COST OF LIVINGWHO WE USED TO BEUNGODLY BASTARD (brand new story)ISOLATIONSCRATCH (new to this collection)TIGHTROPESMURIELANGEL (new to this collection)LAST CHRISTMAS (written with Wayne Simmons new to this collection)WISH I WAS HERE "Moody has the power to make the most mundane and ordinary characters interesting and believable, and is reminiscent of Stephen King at his finest." Shadowlocked "In his evocation of fear and unease and the speed with which he grips you, he brings to mind old Brit horror writer James Herbert. And that is some recommendation." London Lite

A stunning survival horror story from David Moody, author of the AUTUMN and HATER novels.Keiths in his early twenties. No girlfriend, no hobbies, no future. He spends his days working in an office and his evenings, weekends and just about all his free time looking after his alcoholic dad.And then the zombie apocalypse changes everything.Suddenly Keiths free. For the first time in a long time, hes got nothing to worry about (apart from several hundred thousand reanimated corpses heading his way).But then he meets Anna, and everything changes again. Cocky, cool, confident... shes everything Keith isnt. Holed-up together in an isolated bungalow, besieged by the living dead, will they survive, or will they tear each other apart before the dead get anywhere near?"A gory thrillfest from start to finish." Wayne Simmons, author of THE GIRL IN THE BASEMENT and PLASTIC JESUS"An absolute masterclass in devastatingly dramatic character arcs." DLS Reviews"A unique peek into the world of the zombie apocalypse." The Next Best Book Blog"Moody has the power to make the most mundane and ordinary characters interesting and believable, and is reminiscent of Stephen King at his finest." Shadowlocked"A truly superb post-apocalyptic story." DLS Reviews on THE COST OF LIVING"A head spinning thrill ride... HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page." Guillermo del Toro"Moody is as imaginative as Barker, as compulsory as King, and as addictive as Palahniuk" Scream the Horror MagazineTHE COST OF LIVING and ISOLATION are available in a combined and expanded edition from Infected Books entitled LAST OF THE LIVING.

A survival horror story from the author of the best-selling AUTUMN and HATER novels.The world is dying. An abhorrent epidemic is sweeping the globe, destroying everything it touches. Contact with even a single drop of contaminated blood or saliva is enough to spread the disease. Within hours even the healthiest people are transformed into hideous, germ-spewing creatures. They hunt out the uninfected in their tens of thousands, their sole purpose to continue spreading the infection.On a recently-built housing development on the outskirts of a large city, one man will stop at nothing to protect his family from the coming storm. Stuart has been one step ahead of the game from the beginning. His garage is stocked high with supplies, the doors and windows of his home fortified, weapons held ready in case of attack.With each passing minute, there are more and more infected surrounding the house. With each passing minute, Stuart and his family have less food and water available. Some time very soon, the balance of power will inevitably shift.But Stuart wont give up on his family, no matter what the cost.THE COST OF LIVING and ISOLATION are available in a combined and expanded edition from Infected Books entitled LAST OF THE LIVING.

A dark and dirty horror novel from the author of HATER and AUTUMN. 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION now includes a bonus original STRANGERS short story EPISODE 5.A spate of brutal murders rocks a small Scottish town. The bodies of the dead are savagely mutilated and unspeakably defiled. There are no apparent motives and no obvious connections between the victims.Thussock is a close-knit community a quiet, inward looking place where crimes like these never happen. People here treat outsiders with suspicion, and the killings only started when the Griffiths family arrived in town.THERES EITHER A SERIAL KILLER PREYING ON THE PEOPLE OF THUSSOCK, OR SOMETHING FAR WORSEPRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND STRANGERS:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"STRANGERS is easily Moodys best work to date, a dark, disturbing and visceral book that gives him a legitimate claim to the title of Britains Best Living Horror Author" THIS IS HORROR"In his evocation of fear and unease and the speed with which he grips you, he brings to mind old Brit horror writer James Herbert. And that is some recommendation." LONDON LITE"Moody has the power to make the most mundane and ordinary characters interesting and believable and is reminiscent of Stephen King at his finest." SHADOWLOCKED"Moody is as imaginative as Barker, as compulsory as King, and as addictive as Palahniuk." SCREAM THE HORROR MAGAZINE

An anti-science-fiction thriller novel from the author of the HATER and AUTUMN books.A world brought up on dystopian stories of alien invasions and wars with other planets is asked to open its arms to 300 aliens who are stranded here in their crippled mining ship. The eyes of the entire world are focused on the village of Thatcham: the site of our first contact with an alien species.Their arrival affects everyone. Barriers are broken down, perspectives are altered, and the life of every single person on the planet is changed forever as science fiction becomes science fact.But not everyone is convinced. Some people are more cautious.Tom Winter thinks he must be paranoid, because he knows that if hes right about the aliens, more than seven billion other people are wrong.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND TRUST:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"In his evocation of fear and unease and the speed with which he grips you, he brings to mind old Brit horror writer James Herbert. And that is some recommendation." LONDON LITE"TRUST is a slow-burner and all the richer for it. The layers of characters and details of the story play out perfectly when matched with an ending youre not likely to forget. Its an outstanding novel, delivers in more ways than one, and is worthy of a place on the discerning fans bookshelf. 10/10" STARBURST MAGAZINE"TRUST is the latest in a long line of thought provoking, intelligent novels.... For new readers this is an ideal starting point to discover this major British talent who despite his innovations and successes of the last decade, you get the feeling is only just getting started." SHADOWLOCKED"Moody is as imaginative as Barker, as compulsory as King, and as addictive as Palahniuk." SCREAM THE HORROR MAGAZINE

Forty days have passed since the end of the world began. Billions of people were killed in less than half a day and now the entire world is rotting. Everything is disintegrating ...Survivors are few and far between in this deadly environment, and those who are still alive are forced to deal with a nightmare situation: the scale of the devastation is unprecedented. The shadowy landscape is swarming with the dead, their decaying bodies deteriorating day by day. Limited by their appalling physical condition, the only emotions they are able to display are anger, rage and hate and yet, remarkably, they are becoming more controlled. They are becoming self-aware, and they will defend themselves at all costs.A group of eleven men and woman have managed to survive against the odds, protected by the geography of the land and sheltering in a derelict block of flats. They have been surrounded for weeks, but they have always been in control.Until now. For the bodies are advancing. The situation is changing.

One mans desperate race against time across an apocalyptic, sun-scorched landscape.The sun is dying. The temperature around the world is rising by the hour and the planet will soon become uninhabitable. We might have weeks left; it might only be days.Society crumbles as the burning world descends into anarchy and chaos.Steven Johnsons wife is hundreds of miles away and all that matters to him is getting to her before the end of the world. He has to go now, no time to stop and think. Every second counts. Tomorrow will be too late.A heart-breaking apocalyptic story from the author of the HATER and AUTUMN novels.PRAISE FOR DAVID MOODY AND STRAIGHT TO YOU:"A head-spinning thrill ride, a cautionary tale about the most salient emotion of the 21st century HATER will haunt you long after you read the last page" GUILLERMO DEL TORO (director of PANS LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) on HATER"STRAIGHT TO YOU deserves to be ranked alongside such classics as THE STAND and SWAN SONG." Ginger Nuts of Horror"A truly breath-taking and awe-inspiring read from an undeniable master of this sub-genre." DLS Reviews"An engaging and heart-breaking read Moody is the go-to-guy for extraordinary stories starring ordinary people" WAYNE SIMMONS, author of PLASTIC JESUS and FLU

Movie rights in the HATER series were snapped up by PANS LABYRINTH/HELLBOY director Guillermo del Toro and producer Mark Johnson (The NARNIA movies). Perfect for fans of HBOs THE WALKING DEAD, the series reaches a shattering conclusion...The war which has torn the human race apart is finally nearing an end. The population has been devastated, and the earth has been reduced to a poisoned ruin. Most of the towns and cities are uninhabitable, and with the country in the grip of a savage nuclear winter, both Haters and Unchanged alike struggle to survive.Hundreds of Hater fighters have settled in the east, in the relatively undamaged coastal town of Lowestoft, under the command of the ruthless Hinchcliffe. His fledgling society is harsh and unforgiving, and hell stop at nothing to eradicate the last few Unchanged and consolidate his position at the top of this new world order. Danny McCoyne is the exception to the rule. His ability to hold the Hate has given him a unique position in Hinchcliffes army, for he uses his unique skill to hunt out the remaining Unchanged. But as the enemys numbers shrink, so the pressure on McCoyne increases, until he finds himself at the very centre of a pivotal confrontation. The outcome will have repercussions on the future of everyone who is still alive. Its down to him alone: will it be Them, or Us?

The world has suffered a catastrophe of unknown cause, dividing humankind into two: the Haters and the Unchanged. Each group believes the other to be the enemy; each group is fighting for survival. Only by working together can the enemy - whoever that enemy is - be defeated. There are no other choices. Danny McCoyne has managed to break free, and after days of indiscriminate fighting and killing, he is determined to make his way home, to recalim the only thing of any value to him in this strange new world: his daughter Ellis. Unlike his wife and son, Ellis is like him, and he knows, in his heart of hearts, that she is not dead. His dearest wish is for Ellis to be fighting for the world at his side - but Danny soon discovers his daughter is worth far more than just another fighting body. Others like him have discovered that children are absolutely vital to the cause. They are strong, small, fast, and they have no inhibitions. They are pure Haters . . .