Fifteen years after the dead first rose, civilisation hasn’t come back—it’s learned how to hide its rot.
Set on Britain’s broken coastline, Dead Run is a brutal, atmospheric zombie survival horror and the long-awaited sequel to Dead Beat.
In a world where the dead refuse to stay dead, the living have become far more dangerous.
Along the coast, a fortified village clings to order behind fences and armed patrols, ruled by men who believe control is the same as safety.
Beyond those barriers lies a fractured landscape of abandoned towns, roaming dead, and survivors who have learned that some rules no longer apply.
When the village is violently raided by an armed group from the wilderness, the attack leaves bodies in the mud—and one woman vanishes into the chaos.
In a world without hospitals or doctors, her medical knowledge makes her invaluable, and those hunting her believe she could shift the balance of power.
Johnny, a former police officer struggling to hold onto his conscience, watches his community slide toward something far darker.
As leadership fractures, loyalties shift, and desperation tightens its grip, the line between protector and predator begins to blur.
Some people are trying to rebuild.
Others have adapted in ways best left unspoken.
Bleak, tense, and unflinchingly savage, Dead Run is a story of moral collapse, human hunger, and the terrible choices that decide who gets to live when the world has already ended.
Note to readers: Dead Run is a sequel set in the same world as Dead Beat. While familiarity with the earlier novel adds depth, this story includes enough context to standalone.
"Volatility, gore, twists and ghoulishly pleasurable."
- Lori Bowland, LivingDeadMedia
"It's like the author went screaming through the zombie genre with a baton in one hand and a blowtorch in the other. Check this one out. You won't be disappointed."
- Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and Apocalypse of the Dead
"There's more to fear than the Undead in Porter's horrific vision; Dead Beat is a welcomed addition to the genre."
- Gregory Solis, author of Rise and Walk
