Title: We Hunt at NightAuthor: Duncan Ralston
First Published: June 1, 2025
Publisher: Shadow Work Publishing
Pages: 36
Genre: Horror, Short Stories
Format: Ebook
Source: Free
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Synopsis:
When the zombie 'pocalypse come, the whole dang world was unprepared. All of us, that is, 'cept me an mine. Now we're the last ones left, least around these parts.
We hunt em at night, me an Rosco. Safer then. They's slower, for one, and groups of em don't seem as coordinated in the dark.
Rosco, he's a purebred Mountain Cur. He's real protective of Jody May--that's my wife--an Baby Mellie, who come a few weeks after the world went bad. He can sniff em thangs just bout a mile off, an I pick em off.
Just got to keep the area clear, leave a better world for Baby Mellie to grow up in.
"We Hunt at Night" is a short zombie horror story originally published in the Does the Dog Die? anthology.
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We Hunt at Night is a solid short story that reminded me of why I used to really love zombie stories. The story follows a southern family man and his dog just trying to survive the undead apocalypse. The narration is charming and funny and keeps the story moving quickly to an excellent conclusion. The story does a great job of balancing humor with solid emotional horror and was a fun read overall.
The story was originally included in the anthology Does the Dog Die? and is available as a free standalone ebook. It’s worth the read and a fun little sample story for those interested in checking out Duncan Ralston’s work.
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“Rosco’s got all the meat off the bone so I trick him with a ball, an’ after he goes runnin fer it he only notices I tricked im after he’s got the ball in his mouth an’ he drops it with a look like he cain’t believe he got suckered again.”
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About Duncan Ralston
Duncan Ralston was born in Toronto and spent his teens in small-town Ontario. As a “grownup,” Duncan lives with his wife in Toronto, where he writes dark fiction about the things that frighten, sicken, and delight him. His work has been reviewed in Scream: the Horror Magazine, Cultured Vultures and Daily Dead. In addition to his twisted short stories found in GRISTLE & BONE and VIDEO NASTIES, he is the author of the novels SALVAGE, THE METHOD and GHOSTLAND, and the novellas WILDFIRE, WOOM and EBENEZER.
Duncan’s influences include (but are not limited to): Stephen King, Clive Barker, Richard Matheson, Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum, Roald Dahl, Irvine Welsh, Chuck Palahnuik and Bret Easton Ellis.
He runs the small press Shadow Work Publishing, which has published the writing of Jack Ketchum, Wrath James White, Jeff Strand, William Malmborg, The Sisters of Slaughter, Glenn Rolfe and many others.
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