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Book info

  • TITLE:  Scratcher
  • GENRE:  Zombie Horror | Road Trip | Ensemble
  • INTENDED FORMAT / LENGTH:  Novel
  • DEVELOPMENT:  This piece is in the brainstorming and early writing stages.
  • ​INFORMATION:  Originally entitled "Lotto", it was first envisioned as a feature screenplay.
  • CONCEPTION:  2013
  • DESCRIPTION:  When homeless, deaf and mute Frank receives a "losing" lotto ticket from an unpleasant passer-by, he discovers that it is actually a big winner.  He undertakes a cross-city journey to locate the lottery office and the man to whom the ticket belongs.  One problem though:  a zombie outbreak has just begun in the Windy City.  We meet several other Chicago citizens with whom Frank crosses paths.

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