One of the coolest things EVER was when I saw 28 Days Later in the cinema. Back when I was in boarding school, our headmistress, the legendary Mrs Peggy Given, took us to see Gandhi. This was a big deal. We never got taken to the actual cinema. Anyhow, like a typical bunch of teenagers, we all stood up when the movie finished, and Peggy, who taught us all the proper way to leave your knife and fork at the end of a meal, made us all sit down. She said if people had gone to the effort of making a film, we should respectfully sit and watch their names scroll through the credits.
Some school lessons stick. I always stay until the end. 28 Days Later provided a payoff.
I love this movie. It scared me. My heart raced from beginning to end. Remember, it was released in 2002 before zombies were the latest big thing. Not that the creatures were actually zombies. They acted like zombies, but they were infected with a rage virus. I love this movie because it scared me, but also because it is a story about love and finding love.
Meanwhile, when we went to the film back in 2002, we watched all the credits. The screen went black. We stood up and walked down the stairs. Alone, the only two people in the cinema. Then, on the screen.. what if…
People who attended my book launch will know there is also an alternative ending to my novel, Cassandra. I have had several people ask me how it ends differently. So I have hidden it here. I don’t want spoilers. Spoilers are punishable by death.
Finalist Best Fantasy Novel 2017 Aurealis Awards
Is the future set like concrete or a piece of clay we can mould and change?
On a remote farm in Queensland, Cassie Shultz feels useless. Her perfect brother Alex has an uncanny ability to predict the weather, and the fortunes of the entire family hinge on his forecasts. However, her gift for prophecy remains frustratingly obscure. Attempts to help her family usually fail.
After meeting with her new genius neighbour Athena, Cassie thinks she has unlocked the secret of her powers. But as her visions grow more vivid, she learns that the cost of honing her gift may be her sanity.
With her family breaking apart, the future hurtles towards Cassie faster than she can comprehend it.
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