Slag Attack
Andersen Prunty
Language: English
Pages: 148
ISBN: B004UB7LFW
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
A slag is what survivors are calling the slug-like maggots raining from the sky, burrowing inside people, and hollowing out their flesh and their sanity. Slag Attack features four visceral, noir stories about the living, crawling apocalypse.
"The Devastated Insides of Hollow City" - Hack detective Shell joins in the insane search for a girl named Pearl, who just might hold the key to restoring order.
"Vincent Severity" - A woman is taken hostage by a very severe man in a sleazy El Camino.
"Corpse Mountain" - Two guys named Cobra and Commando chug gasoline and help build grotesque robots to save the world.
"All Alone at the End of the World" - Re-introduces Shell in a radically different light, building to a ferocious conclusion.
back of his pants. He opens the door to his apartment and crosses the kitchen. Miss Fitch lies face down in the living room. She is covered in slags. Shell kicks some from her hand, grabs it, and drags her into the kitchen. He then goes about ripping the apartment apart. Cabinet doors torn from hinges and then the cabinets themselves from the walls. Cushions and beds ripped apart. Carpet up. Drywall smashed. Nothing. Nothing. And more nothing. Panting, sweaty and out of breath, Shell maneuvers
“And take Pearl back to Hollow City, claiming to have found her myself. Their reward was roughly double what I offered you.” “Actually, you didn’t offer me anything. I just assumed it was the standard amount.” “Which it was.” “Which is probably why you never went into specifics.” “Could be. I needed someone who could bring her back here without anyone ever knowing it. Or else they would have pounced on you, restored Pearl, and given the reward to you.” “You really are a greedy shit.” “I know.
a moment before saying, in a softer voice, “But that was before you. That was all before you, Amber Toulouse.” He pronounces her last name all wrong and she wonders who the hell he is. Turning the key in the ignition, he pulls away from the alley and drives out of Celine. Amber feels her hope sliding away. She wants to continue working against the heavy tape but she doesn’t know what Vincent will do if she escapes. She likes her nipples where they are. As they drive along the state route, Amber
and it occurs to him that, since Shell is running, he might be running from something. But it’s too late. He turns to his left and sees an enormous slag half-running half-slithering toward him. Its legs are too rudimentary to carry him quickly but they are there and Darren can only think about what they’ll look like weeks or months from now. Darren ducks back into the alleyway, knowing the slag has sensed him. The slag slows but doesn’t stop completely and Darren thinks he is very lucky.
off. Nevertheless, he can’t stand around and watch this kid get devoured by slags. Shell pulls the Glock out and fires down into the pit. The Mike in the pit drops to his knees and covers his ears as the first slag explodes. Shell aims again and fires. The second slag explodes. The third slag, now desperate and alone, makes a lunge for the boy. Shell fires again and catches it in mid-flight, its toothy head disintegrating. “Aw, man,” Mike 12 says. “We was just havin fun.” “That is not the way