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13 thoughts on “539 – A Knife In The Dark (END OF EPISODE 22)”

  1. Keith

    Why am I not surprised.

  2. Scarsdale

    Typical, it’s always someone else’s fault. Revenge is not just best served cold, but by stupid too. “This is all your fault!” Which is wrong, but in his head, it’s right.

    1. steelraven

      It’s also been heavily hinted he has already been brain washed by the zombie worshiping cult.

      1. Scarsdale

        Which, no doubt, made easier because of that under-lying feeling. People are always looking for a scape-goat…

    2. Clint

      I don’t know if you got my callback by intent or not, but it’s great to see almost the same words echoed! https://www.zombieranchcomic.com/comic/203-breaking-worst/

  3. RC

    Honestly, probably the first time he’s ever taken control of and done ever in his life. There’s a reason why they kept him. Give a dog that’s been beat all its life a whiff of conference and control, you got a problem.

  4. Crazyman

    Imagine his surprise when he stabs a pillow. 😜

  5. Zombatar

    He isn’t in control, RC – he’s probably drugged to the very dilated eyeballs, probably with Datura. Back on p.443, Eustace is shown holding a Mojave Rattlesnake on a stick while the Brujefe milks it into a glass. Mojave venom A is a paralytic neurotoxin, like tetrodotoxin. Tetrodotoxin was thought to be part of the legendary Haitian “zombie powder”. The other part was Datura, which contains scopalamine, which messes with memory and concentration, and is supposed to render victims docile and suggestible.
    The question is, where did he get his current dose, and did a little drone whisper in his ear?

    1. TKG

      Except Datura doesn’t do that. You’re thinking of the compound Scoplolmine (AKA the devil’s breath) which generally comes from a specific plant, Borrochero (Brugmansia arbora) that is native to Columbia that the gang in question probably would have had access to. It’s active compound obliterates free will, your conscious, you can function as normal but you are totally open to suggestion which is what happened to McCarty here. Datura just makes you trip mad balls and maybe die, but it does not make you a puppet.

  6. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Me lleva la chingada !

  7. TKG

    I’m betting money there’s no one in that bed and it’s a ruse to get him caught.

  8. Scarsdale

    I agree, the question is, will she just shoot him, will she have him added to the herd, or keep him alive to question him?

  9. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    [Zombatar] and [TKG], please resend cocktail recipe. My efforts to date yield only a foul taste and a mild buzz.

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539 – A Knife In The Dark (END OF EPISODE 22)
Posted on December 25, 2024 by Dawn

Happy Holidays, all! That's a wrap (heh) for Episode 22 just in time for a Christmas cliffhanger! Hope we don't twist the knife too much...

See y'all in 2025 when Zombie Ranch continues!

Trope springs eternal…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Clint
If you’ve been reading this blog even semi-regularly you’re probably aware of my ongoing love affair with the TV Tropes website. This entrancing siren is a user-maintained database documenting all the fiddly bits and techniques we love to use and recognize in the creation or appreciation of fiction (and sometimes non-fiction as well), and whenever I go visit her I usually end up with far too many browser windows open as I giddily peruse what she has to offer. Maybe it’s just me speaking as a writer, but browsing a tongue-in-cheek explication of the tendency in movies and television for someone shot with a gun to go flipping acrobatically to their doom, complete with examples, is some quality edutainment. I’ve decided it’s time to take this relationship to the next level. You see, TV Tropes also allows for creative works to have posted entries that give details on the work, followed by a list of tropes embodied by its elements. You can see an example here with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. But you don’t have to be a world-famous classic to have a spot, in fact one of the first things TV Tropes tells you is that, unlike the exclusionary standards of stuffy ol’ Wikipedia, There Is No Such Thing As Notability. All works are notable. Even, theoretically speaking, a homegrown web comic about cowboys and cowgirls ranching a herd of zombies. But Dawn and I are often humble to a fault. I could have added us as soon as we started, but even now, two years down the road, a little voice is railing against the egotism of doing so. If we truly belonged there, wouldn’t some fan have gone through the trouble of adding us already? Isn’t it horribly presumptuous for a creator to slap up their own work? Shouldn’t I just wait until it happens naturally as a result of us being inspiring and, uh… notable enough? Well, I’ve been talking to other webcomic peers lately and a lot of them have not only “self-published” a TV Tropes entry, they’re seeing a decent amount of exposure out of having done so. Based on that, I resolved that I need to get over myself and get this done. After all, I know there’s at least a few of you out there who really love what Dawn and I are doing, and not just because you’re friends or relatives but because you genuinely feel we’re telling a unique and interesting story. So within the next few weeks I’m hoping to get a Zombie Ranch page together and posted. I’ll do all the coding and the writing and such, but what I’m hoping from you folks is some help with suggestions on the tropes we’ve had examples of so far.  Because there are a lot of tropes on the site, and I’ve only just begun to make my own list. This could be as simple as just naming a trope or giving me a link to check out. Tropes cover just about everything from situations, to visuals, to characters and beyond. For example, one of the first items on my list is the Determined Homesteader entry, which is a Western character archetype I feel Suzie embodies. In the examples section of the page I’m then intending to put: Determined Homesteader: Suzie Simple enough, right? Some other entries on my list are Zombie Apocalypse, Our Zombies Are Different, Raising the Steaks, Cowboy, Schizo Tech, Naive Newcomer and Shoot The Dog. But I’d love more suggestions. There may be things I’ve forgotten or not even thought of which would apply. We don’t have to cover everything, especially because once I get this up and running, anyone can add to it later on, but if you do have thoughts please post them in the comments or you can email them to me at clint @ zombieranchcomic.com — I figure the more brains (mmm… brains…) I have giving input, the faster this’ll go. Hope to hear from you!