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Three Zombies

the official website for
Scott MacArthur

Thriller novelist and author of nightmares

BURIED

Fall 2022

The Northern Cascades stretch across the horizon as newlyweds Barbara and Craig Eberstark drive their Dodge Durango toward a new beginning in Seattle. Barbara battles insecurities about her looks (despite Craig’s reassurances), and she drinks too much to mitigate a traumatic incident when she was sixteen (something Craig doesn’t know about). A record-setting blizzard arrives, forcing them to park and wait out the storm. They fall asleep, and the next morning they find themselves buried under five feet of snow, trapped with no way out. 


The exhaust pipe is blocked, and when Craig attempts to start the engine, the cab is flooded with poisonous exhaust. Their only source of heat is a purple lighter and leftover newspaper, and their only food are some soup cans found in the moving boxes behind them. The rest of their possessions are packed away in a moving van awaiting their arrival in Seattle. To make matters worse, a sentient beast of unknown origins stalks the area outside their vehicle, and a ghost from Barbara’s past haunts her on the inside. 


When Craig is taken by the predator and presumed dead, Barbara must decide whether to wait inside the Durango with her ghost or escape on foot, taking her chances with the wintery elements and the beast. But these are unforgiving mountains with mysterious secrets that await, some of them as dark and dangerous as her own. 

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Image by Rosie Sun

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June 1st, 2022

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Well, folks, the time has come! I began my first official step toward publication by querying a handful of literary agents! 

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I'm excited, nervous, and hopeful. I am very proud of my novel, and I truly believe it has a real chance at finding its way into a bookstore someday. But I am also attempting to stay grounded in reality. There are a lot of great writers out there, and I am so proud that I can consider myself one of them, in whatever form that may be. 

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I am currently brainstorming my third novel, this one dipping more into the horror genre. It's full of vampires, and zombies, and I'm excited to start writing my first draft this summer. I'm even more excited to be working with my son on an outline. Welcome to my world, Jacob! 

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May 2nd, 2022

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It has been an exciting year, and it's not even halfway over yet! 

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I finished my first novel, Buried, and sent it out for some feedback among my family and friends. After receiving very positive reviews, I am starting my final edit before shopping it around to literary agents. I'm nervous, but mostly optimistic for the possibilities that lay ahead. The idea that a story that came out of my own head could someday be published is beyond exciting! 

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I also finished a first draft of my second novel, Needle, which I hope to have ready for my beta readers sometime this summer. I'm so proud of the work I've accomplished so far, and I have so many more stories to write!

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I hope someday my stories cause you many sleepless nights. My monsters await, and they are hungry. 

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April 24, 2021

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Finishing a third draft of my debut novel, Buried.  So far the feedback from my beta readers has been positive, and I might start sending some feelers out to literary agents in the near future.  My goal is to publish by the fall, either through a publisher or independently.  I'm brainstorming my next novel which I'll begin writing this summer.  Very exciting times!

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“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” -Stephen King

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