David Day

The history of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth starts with one magical word: Hobbit. From that word came a sentence, and then a grand story poured forth to create the infamous fantasy realm studied, written about, and enjoyed by millions. The Hobbits of Tolkien examines the origins of Tolkien's most intriguing race. Insightful commentary by Tolkien scholar David Day explores their shire, their society, and their significance in...

Two brothers—one searching for answers to his father's suicide, the other for relief from a decade of guilt—share a dark family secret. A deputy, consumed by the decade-old disappearance of her cousin, draws lines connecting both brothers to her own obsession. When the discovery of an ancient artifact summons an old man to a small town, the stone relic's haphazard unearthing strips the townsfolk of their daily facade and forces them to confront...

King Zombie meets the Demon Lord and we find out that King Zombie serves this Lord. King Zombie is chastised for not capturing Deake fast enough. The city where Dan and Joey are staying witness a sky opening, unaware that it is bringing new demonic recruits to help King Zombie. Many of the townspeople haven't had conflicts with the zombies and doubt some of the stories that Dan and Joey tell them. But not for long.

John must kill one of his own men as he was bitten by a zombie. Kirk finds himself trapped by zombies again and comes across a pilot flying a small plane and manages to join him in escaping. John's men on a hunting party see some movement and they lay an ambush for the zombies that are coming towards them.

Joey resists leaving the city but he won't let Dan leave alone. Kirk is a member of a loosely organized faction that refuses to take the overall zombie threat seriously. They hunt down zombies for sport and set them on fire. Kirk and a few others decide to leave the Appalachians because they know that disaster awaits them in this group. Wayne and Albert find themselves forced to watch a family fall to the zombies, realizing they would only get themselves...

In a flashback to the community city where Dan and Joey were, it is revealed that King Zombie has tortured some of the people and found out about Dan and Joey. That puts him in the hunt of them. Moloch, Reyna, and Deake join up with another paramilitary organization but Moloch is not in charge this time, he is more of a prisoner. The leader of this new group agrees with Reyna's plan as she is willing to let Moloch be killed.

Follows the dysfunctional adventures of four friends who own and operate a bar in Philadelphia.