BIO-DEAD: The Official Novelization
A Terrifying Return to the Wasteland – Based on the Cult Horror/Sci-Fi Movie
Fans of post-apocalyptic horror rejoice! Sixteen years after the release of the 2009 cult favorite BIO-DEAD, director Stephen J. Hadden has launched the official novelization, which greatly expands the terrifying dystopian universe.
BIO-DEAD, the novel, is available now in hardcover, paperback and e-book. Based on the screenplays for the original film and an unmade prequel, this chilling reimagining brings deeper psychological horror, expanded characters, and a bleak, unflinching vision of a frightful future.
Set in the decaying remains of Southern California after a deadly bioterrorist attack has killed millions, BIO-DEAD follows a hazmat team dispatched into the contaminated wasteland. What begins as a routine search and rescue mission soon spirals into terror, paranoia and death.
“Fans of the movie will find familiar horrors – and many new nightmares – in this new adaptation,” says BIO-DEAD author Stephen J. Hadden. “Years ago, we were forced to make numerous compromises on the original movie due to budgetary limitations, so I am grateful for this opportunity to now finally tell the full story as I had originally envisioned.”
Timed with the 16th anniversary of the film’s release, the BIO-DEAD novel pays tribute to the original’s gritty aesthetic while carving out its own identity in the legacy of dystopian science fiction.
BIO-DEAD
Official Novelization
Formats: Hardcover | Paperback | e-book
TWELVE MILLION FATALITIES IN THE ZONE. THE FIRST TO DIE WERE THE LUCKY ONES.
About the Author:
The novelization was written by Stephen J. Hadden, the director and screenwriter of the original BIO-DEAD movie.
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