When the Dead Don’t Stay Dead, No One is Safe.
In a world forever haunted by a terrifying past, the undead are no longer myths of horror films—they’re a brutal reality. Decades after the first outbreak, scientists and law enforcement still struggle to understand or contain the disease that transforms men into monsters.
Among the afflicted is Roger Dowman, a soldier returned from war only to descend into a hellish transformation that turns him into an undead killer with a thirst for human flesh. As his blood-soaked rampage spreads terror through rural Pennsylvania, Detective Andy Brown is drawn into a desperate hunt to stop the murderer who defies death itself.
But Dowman’s death only marks the beginning. Rising from his grave, he’s joined by others like him—unleashing a chilling new wave of horror. As survivors race against time to escape the undead, society descends into chaos, and even the sanctuary of family is no longer safe. Will anyone live to see an end to this nightmare, or is humanity itself on the brink of extinction?
Dead Lives Matter thrusts readers into a relentless, pulse-pounding battle for survival where the dead are not only a haunting memory but an unstoppable force. Will justice and human resilience prevail, or will the undead claim the last vestiges of hope? Prepare for a tale of unspeakable terror from the master of horror himself, John A. Russo.
With 40 books published internationally and 19 movies in worldwide distribution, John Russo has been called "a Living Legend." He began by co-authoring the screenplay for the horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, and went on to build an iconic decades-long career.
His books on the art and craft of movie making have become bibles of independent production and have won a national award for Superior Nonfiction. Quentin Tarantino and many other noted filmmakers have stated that Russo's books have helped them launch their careers.
John Russo wants people to know he's "just a nice guy who likes to scare people" -- and he's done it with novels and films such as Return of the Living Dead, Midnight, The Majorettes, The Awakening, Heartstopper, and My Uncle John is a Zombie!
He's had a long, rewarding career, and he shows no signs of slowing down. In 2024, Lionsgate acquired a Western written by him, The Night They Came Home, about the murder spree perpetrated by the Rufus Buck gang, who were all hanged in 1895.
Russo's popularity among genre fans remains at a high pitch. He appears at many movie conventions each year as a featured guest, and hundreds of attendees come to his tables or to the bar to share drinks, jokes, and serious conversation.