I fly a lot out of necessity, but I am the guy who gouges big chunks of plastic out of the armrest at every tiny little bump. In Glasgow tech’s student union, if you sat in the wrong corner a giant Goth spider would wrap you in a lacy cocoon and force-feed you cider and blackcurrant as you listened to Bauhaus and Sex Gang Children for eternity. Everything and everyone was draped in black lace. Michael: In my formative years, Goth was huge. Take a deep breath and hold onto your pitch fork. I think I’ve seen her backup singers on an episode of Star Trek… The last is just because I love the band, who are stark raving bonkers.ĭog Days Are Over, Florence and The Machine The first four songs below I can see fitting somewhere in a film. Michael: It would be a mishmash of songs I like, with a preponderance of animal links. Sharon: What kind of soundtrack would you set Apocalypse Cow to? Give us a few songs you would include. My kids think I’m funny, but they are 1 and 4, so can be forgiven for making that mistake. That’s actually my wife reacting to my puns. Michael: If you were to walk past my house, you would think it full of zombies from all the groaning you would hear. Katie: Does your family think you are as funny as you think you are? Michael: A lot of people have told me that this book reads pretty much like a movie, and I tend to think very much in scene format. Sharon: Have you already imagined a movie version of your book? I used to speak decent Serbian, but I have forgotten pretty much all of it. Katie: How many languages do you read/speak? ![]() Sharon: And the percentage of vegetarians too? Michael: Depends how many organs the cow ate before it got turned into a steak. Sharon: Could zombie cow meat be labelled “organic”? If it’s a mammal, it eventually becomes a zombie. Michael: Sheep, cats, dogs, rats, squirrels, rabbits. Katie: Are there zombie sheep in your book? Sharon: The sharks and whales could make sweet zombie music together. I would be interested to hear how a zombie shark groan sounded underwater, though. A zombie Great White would be fantastic, but I’m not sure it would be much deadlier than an average Great White. No plans to move it under the sea, although a zombie seal does pop up at one point. Sharon: Is there a sequel planned? Do you plan to move the zombie apocalypse under the sea next! Can you imagine a zombie Killer Whale or Great White? I can! ![]() I still think it would have worked, but Apocalypse Cow was just so perfect I had to go with it. Michael: The tagline ‘Forget the Cud, They Want Blood’ was the original title. Sharon: Were there any other titles you thought about before settling on this one? Michael: Well, one teacher in the UK did write to say that ‘her students were enjoying it.’ I dread to think what else they teach in that school. Sharon: Sounds like it needs to be incorporated into the public school system… I think you’ll find that the novel tells you everything you need to know about life. Nobody thought of looking through the lens of a zombie animal plague that only three absolutely hopeless cases have any chance of stopping going global. ![]() Michael: It’s a book that grapples with the big questions that have tormented the world’s greatest minds for millennia. Sharon : Obviously your book Apocalypse Cow is full of awesome on title alone, but tell our readers a little bit about it. Grab some moonpies and Kool-Aid and have a seat. We wanted to know what kind of mind could come up with this. When I saw the title Apocalypse Cow I just knew we had to talk to the genius behind the book.
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