Steven LaChance Blog

At first glance, Gorilla seems like a zombie novel. The story is filled with terror. People change in seconds, turning violent and unrecognizable. Crowds scream and scatter as neighbors become attackers. The pages are thick with blood, chaos, and fear. It feels like a classic zombie apocalypse. But these creatures are not undead. They are alive. They are victims.

In Gorilla, every so-called “zombie” is the result of a weaponized drug called G4RLA-40. It is a chemical designed to erase humanity and leave only rage. Once it enters the body, the transformation is permanent. The monsters are not supernatural. They are the product of calculated cruelty, of secret projects and experiments that treat human life as disposable.

This is the true horror of Gorilla. The creatures are only the evidence. The real monster is the system that created them. The terror does not come from mindless hordes but from the deliberate choice to build them. It is a story about power, control, and what happens when people decide to play god, even at the cost of entire communities.

So, is Gorilla a zombie book? On the surface, yes. But look closer and you will see a world where every drop of chaos is planned, every scream is orchestrated, and every monster was once an innocent life. The zombies are not the story. They are the proof of something much worse.

Gorilla is a mirror held up as a warning through the horror of the world we live in. The monster is already loose. They are planning. Now is the time of monsters.