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11 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.

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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!

Poll positions

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Clint
So I’d been pondering our last poll, the one regarding Rosa, and coming to gratifying conclusions. Maybe I shouldn’t be… I mean, to be honest I set that one up mostly for entertainment, including providing a ready made “joke answer”. Little tip: if you want to get anywhere near receiving useful data from a poll, don’t give a smart-ass option. It will win out, every time. Rosa Amarilla: Threat or Menace?
  • Neither! Viva Rosa! (33%, 18 Votes)
  • Who cares, with that horrible Spider-Man still at large? (27%, 15 Votes)
  • Threat. (15%, 8 Votes)
  • Menace. (13%, 7 Votes)
  • Undecided. (12%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 55 Except this time, it didn’t. It came close, but the very fact it wasn’t the top answer was pretty surprising. Maybe it’s just because people weren’t familiar with the reference to the old Spider-Man comics, and the infamous (and very funny) Daily Bugle headline “SPIDER-MAN: THREAT OR MENACE?”. Maybe. I like to flatter myself instead that we’ve created an interesting enough character to actually warrant the cries of ‘Viva Rosa!’, and I suppose I can back that up by noting the good number of respondents who also considered her a threat, a menace, or just weren’t sure yet (but hey, they cared enough to click that). Anyhow, I don’t know if any of you out there feel up to it, but if you wanted to leave a comment here to explain why you voted in a certain way, I’d love to hear it. The polling function is always interesting because it’s so limited in some ways: anytime I put an “Other” option in there and people vote for it, I’m left wondering what the “Other” would be. For instance, in the poll about which character(s) you’d like to see more sketches of, Suzie was the clear winner, but a strong runner-up was the “Cambot/Popcorn/Other” choice. Did those of you who clicked on that want more Cambot pictures? Popcorn pictures? Or maybe random zombies and zombie creatures? My current theory is the latter, cuz, you know, we have a good helping of zombie fans reading Zombie Ranch for some reason. But hell, for all I know you wanted more pictures of the ClearStream clerk, or the shadowy executive Dawn and I colloquially refer to in our internal discussions as “Dr. Klaw”. Oh, I know there’s more detailed polling surveys available out there which allow people to explain their answers, but I don’t know if you the fans would be interested in such things. Hey, maybe I should make a poll! 🙂 But no, the poll this week is reserved as a place for people to vote some opinions on Dawn’s first piece of potential cover artwork. I also have to admit we’re running somewhat behind our original intended schedule, so we’ve decided to extend the “artwork” period to two weeks instead of just one. Might as well get it all out of the way now before we start a new chapter arc, right? I personally think Dawn’s been doing some wonderful work with these, so we both highly appreciate everyone’s patience, not to mention we actually want your feedback on some aspects of them. For instance, this week’s cover possibility… white cross? Wood-grain cross? Or cross filled with zombie images? We’ve been arguing about it, and in this case figured we’d let Ye Publick chime in and shout out which you think looks best. Last but not least I wanted to share a link, which is the newest trailer for the remake of “True Grit” that I had mentioned in a previous blog. I had already had good feelings about having the Coen Brothers at the helm, but this has me really excited, even moreso than the first teaser did. So click here, scroll down a tad, watch the video, and see if you agree. “How many men have you shot?” “Shot? Or killed?” Mr. Bridges might very well fill The Duke’s shoes, after all…