The De-Animators

"The De-Animators" is a short story by J.P. Leck and is the twenty-seventh installment (thirty-first, chronologically) in his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. It is the sixth Endless Elsewhere short story. It was announced in the roster of the upcoming Endless Elsewhere projects on the timeline on endlesselsewhere.com on October 13, 2018. It was released for the Amazon Kindle on Sunday, December 30, 2018.

Synopsis
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Plot Summary
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Characters

 * The Collector - a keeper of fantastical stories that occur around Circle City, who now discovers an account from the future.
 * Roy Wendowski - an expatriate of the United States who has entered the quarantined Circle City to uncover the depths of a sinister conspiracy.
 * Harvey - a survivor of the zombie plague, out in the open looking for answers.
 * Skarlett - a companion of Harvey's, formerly manning the satellite uplink, but now out in the open with him.
 * Dr. Frederick Hardesty - the brain of the world's second-greatest scientific mind, housed in an unmoving vehicle, singing lullabies to prevent insanity.

Referenced Characters

 * Frank Dashler - designer and director of the cryptocracy's listening post project in Circle City in the 1980s.
 * Wakefield - a virologist believed to be involved in manufacturing the deadly virus. He remained in Circle City after the evacuation.
 * Charlie Winston - a name on an empty spot in a graveyard in Circle City Cemetery and subject of a folktale involving an undying man.
 * Oliver Dynes - The Collector recounts this young man's prior involvement with Hardesty.

Locations
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Artifacts
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Links

 * "The De-Animators" on Amazon