The Undead: The First Seven Days is Season One of one of the UK’s most successful horror-comedy series.
THE ICONIC BRITISH SERIES THAT HAS REDEFINED A GENRE AND BECOME FAR MORE THAN A ZOMBIE STORY.
First published in 2012, now fully rewritten in 2025.
When a deadly infection spreads across Europe, Howie’s ordinary life is thrown into chaos. As the world crumbles around him, he teams up with his autistic best mate, Dave, and a ragtag bunch of misfits to face an enemy unlike any other, the undead. But this isn’t just any infection. It evolves. It learns. And it’s getting smarter every day. Howie soon discovers nothing is quite what it seems, and neither is he. With blistering action, horror, heart, and the occasional terrible decision, The Undead follows Howie and Dave as they become the last unlikely heroes to stop the infection before it becomes cleverer than them.
Which, honestly, wouldn’t be that hard.
"My name is Howie. I was named after my father, Howard, but having two Howards was confusing, so I became Howie. I am a supermarket night manager. This is my account."
The Undead. The First Seven Days Compilation Edition. Days One to Seven.
Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Amazon & Audible bestselling author, RR Haywood. One of the top ten most downloaded indie authors in the UK with over four million books sold and nearly 40 Kindle bestsellers
*WINNER OF DISCOVER SCI-FI BEST RELEASE OF 2023*
What did I think?
WOW!!! This book is OUTSTANDING! I have just read 720 pages of non-stop action yet still want more, although I'm not sure my arm muscles could take much more as this is one very chunky book.
I'm not averse to horror but I don't normally read it, however, this is more of a multi-genre novel filled with action, adventure, suspense, humour and of course gore. As the night manager of a Tesco store, Howie is a very unlikely hero but he is fighting for his life and that of his family when a deadly virus turns people into zombies not zombies. Luckily, he runs into one of his colleagues, Dave who is a one man killing machine when faced with danger.
Vividly written, the whole book reads like a TV show and it is incredibly bingeworthy. It is quite gorey at times but I was completely invested in Howie and Dave's stories so I didn't feel the need to hide behind my virtual sofa at all. I felt like my eyes were on stalks at times as the infected closed in but I loved every second of the non-stop action.
Whilst reading, I discovered that my sense of humour is very partial to a poo joke, of which there are plenty. You can't beat a bit of toilet humour during a zombie apocalypse and the humour perfectly balanced the fighting and killing action.
Gripping, fast-paced and highly addictive, The Undead: The First Seven Days is an incredible novel that I wouldn't have put down if it wasn't so heavy! Do not be put off by the size of this book, it is absolutely fantastic and completely unmissable.
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