He continued to see inevitable events from the past as avoidable, long after they'd taken their course. - Hugh Howey

Liars and dead men – two parties unskilled at dispensing the truth.

We all have a plan, those of us who love George Romero and Resident Evil. We all keep a sword under our bed, or a chainsaw in our garage. We know the quickest way to the mall, and we practise our stealthy moves when no-one else around is watching. We know where we'll get food, water and gasoline, and where we'll stay until society gets back on its feet. We know the zombies are coming.

You could mix the known, but you couldn’t create the strange out of nothing.