Comments on: AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL by James F. Reilly

By: D.S. Romana

D.S. Romana — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:39:54 +0000

Haunting story. I loved the imagery and found the protagonist a fresh and interesting change of pace. Seeing this through a child’s eyes makes it that much more unsettling. As many others have already said, I would love to read more of your work.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:58:32 +0000

Really enjoyed the story. Just read it for the first time today, and loved the refrence to the “green plastic army man with the bayonet above his head”. I used to play with those things and hated that one. HA HA. I could see the story in my head like a small movie. Well written. Write more please.

By: Liam

Liam — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:27:23 +0000

Poor kid. Well, unlike a lot of zombie story heroes/stereotypes, he had the balls to face his worst nightmares.

By: Jesi

Jesi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:49:35 +0000

I’ve been reading these all day and this one really stuck out at me. I would love to see this continue on or see the character again in another Z story.

By: James F. Reilly

James F. Reilly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:13:37 +0000

Hey, Thanks Andre!

I would write you back, but there’s no E-mail contact for ya’!

JIM!

By: Andre

Andre — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:04:51 +0000

Extremely well told and written. I could feel warm roof tiles under my feet on that one. It would make a great part of a greater novel that I think you need to write. You are too talented not to share these ideas with the rest of the zombie story loving world. Write to me as well, I want to talk screenplays with you.

By that way, everyone see “I Love Sarah Jane” on YouTube. I just watched it and it is fantastic.

By: Norman Doering

Norman Doering — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:06:59 +0000

Does anybody here find inspiration for horror stories in music?

Does this stuff work for you:
http://normdoering.blogspot.com/2008/12/devils-music.html

By: David Youngquist

David Youngquist — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:22:18 +0000

Hi James. Great read. Realistic. We don’t really know how old Brian is, so we can’t hudge how mature his thoughts would be. In my experiance though, kids that hunt tend to be a little more mature, as they understand the concept of life and death a little better. I also like the confusion at the end. Try to same a little normalcy. I also think you do well with the dialog. A lot of writers have trouble with that. Just a matter of hearing how people talk, and capturing that. You do it well. Only a couple mechanical errors, and I’m not one to pick those apart, as they are my weak point as well. However, the word you need is “nock” for the rear end of an arrow. Not “nook” Minor thing. Hate to say it, but I’ve only got a dozen arrows myself, but deer don’t need more than that. Also, a buddy of mine tells people to “pick a hair, and shoot it” when he teaches them to deer hunt. One thing I did wonder, while Brian’s mom and sister were accounted for, where was his dad? Oh, and congrats on your baby. They change your life, in many ways, including your writing. Makes it difficult for me to watch zombie movies with kids involved. Just tears me up. Keep writing man, good work.

By: James F. Reilly

James F. Reilly — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:49:09 +0000

Oh, and Nina, that I LOVE SARAH JANE looks wicked! Hope to get a chance to see that one! There’s another “kids versus the dead” flick out called DANCE OF THE DEAD, which is more funny than scary, but features similar young adult themes as a bunch of losers band together to save their high school prom from a horde of zombies.

By: James F. Reilly

James F. Reilly — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:46:12 +0000

Wow! I haven’t been by in a bit as my wife and I just had a baby, so things have been hectic! LOL. I just had to post to thank you all for your kind words and positive (and negative!)feedback!

I am currently working on a novella called “FOAMERS” which is a sort of zombies-in-space themed sci-fi horror concoction (my friend and editor from Apex Digest challenged me to write it, as I’m not a big “sci-fi” guy), as well as LONG short called DEADLANDS.

If you folks are interested in reading any more of my stuff, I’ve got a few pieces up at my MySpace page that I’d love to share with you . It’s MySpace.com/JimReillyWriter
Hopefully I’ll see you there!