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You can watch 'Dawn of the Dead' and still sleep at night. Try that with 'The Day After'.

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Max Brooks
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: May 22
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Maximillian Michael Brooks
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Zombie books were going to be my passion projects, but certainly not pay the bills. I thought I was going to have to get a real job on a sitcom or something, and have my zombie books to remind myself I was still a writer at heart. I never thought I could actually pay my bills and write what I wanted.
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I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me.
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Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells.
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