Between 1968, 1970 my Mom took me to the movies to see George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead, just me and her, and no siblings. I was hooked.

Well, Audible Books has some titles and voices that might make it worth your while. Did you ever sit around the campfire listening to scary tales? Did your mother or father tell you bedtime stories to thrill you before bed and prayers? Or di dyou listen to some radio teleplay like Orwell's "War of the Worlds?" Well, you get my drift.

One book is entitled "Day By Day: Armageddon" by J. L. Bourne, read by Jay Snyder. And there's a great sequel entitled, "Beyond Exile." The other is entitled "Dead City" by Joe McKinney, read by Michael Kramer. I love that there's no sarcasm, no hip smart-alecky attitude in the narrative or by the reader. No demons or spiritism. Just science gone wrong. Oh, and I'm a fan of the boyscout protagonist whether soldier or cop. I hate cynics.

I've tried others, but these are the best of the lot. Ironicially, both start off in San Antonio, Texas.

Zombies are the best allegory for betrayal and disappointment in our fellowman. They look like the people you like and love, but their just greedy to take you down. Or if they're your loved ones, we've all been met with disappointment when one of them doesn't come through for you in a pinch.

When I was wondering if I'd have to live the rest of my life in a wheelchair, I'd listen in to the tales of folks who were definitely having it worse than me. Hey, they were putting down the putrid living dead.

Oh, Mom, what did you do to me?