The Walk of the Damnedįirst of all, I would like to begin by saying Wanderers ought to be examined from two different perspectives: the story and the message the author is trying to send… so let us begin with the former. Salvation and damnation, both within arm’s reach. While a few are still devoted to unravelling the mystery behind the epidemic, there are others who are hell-bent on exterminating the flock… and they have no idea of the unfathomable stakes for which they oppose each other. In the wake of this malady, society begins to tear at the seams and crumble, devolving into a vista of human savagery. The flock keeps on growing and growing, to the point where the country is facing a very real epidemic, one nobody can begin to understand. It doesn’t take much time for them to be joined by other people on the road in the exact same situation: sleepwalkers accompanied by their faithful wards. Unable to really stop her, Shana decides to follow along with her sister, playing the shepherd and hopefully keeping her out of danger. She cannot be spoken to nor woken up, and she simply marches forward with determination to some unknown destination. The story begins by introducing us to Shana, a young lady who wakes up one day to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange phenomenon akin to sleepwalking.

In Chuck Wendig‘s Wanderers, all those vile elements come crawling to the surface as a strange new apocalypse is taking over mankind.

For the majority of us, we don’t necessarily spend our days seeking out the most gruesome and depressing news imaginable… we attempt to ward off the misery of the world by blinding ourselves to the events which don’t concern us, something I believe to be necessary for a lifelong retention of one’s sanity. Despite the real world being very much a place full of horror and sadness at every turn, most of us still manage to get through it without too much trouble by insulating ourselves from a large part of reality.

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