This isn’t just a zombie book review—it’s a breakdown of collapse through fiction.

Mountain Man by Keith C. Blackmore isn’t about the undead. It’s about what happens when the world ends… and you stop caring. Gus drinks to forget. Halifax is dead quiet. And the true monsters don’t groan—they smile.

In this episode of Ruin Report, I dissect the fiction, but also pull it into our reality:
• Alcoholism and isolation as silent killers
• How collapse starts slow, with routine
• The danger of men like Tenner—fictional predators with real-world counterparts
• Why survival isn’t always about guns and bunkers—sometimes it’s about not giving up

🧠 Fiction meets nonfiction.
👂 If you’re interested in collapse, addiction, or how stories mirror reality—this one delivers.

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