An ancient signal awakens the dead beneath London. The city’s fall is only the beginning of a new era filled with zombies.

The Signal Wars
The Signal Wars

The Signal Wars: Beneath the Dead (Book One)

The Signal Wars: Beneath the Dead (Book One)The Signal Wars: Beneath the Dead (Book One)The Signal Wars: Beneath the Dead (Book One)

The signal awakens the dead, and they don't just rise... they evolve, like a zombie ready to face the world.

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Beneath the Dead (Book One of The Signal Wars)

It began decades ago, buried beneath the concrete veins of London. A collapsed experiment, a biotech cover-up, a vault sealed by PharmaTech and forgotten by the city above. They called it Project B.R.I.M., a classified programme designed to manipulate sound, frequency, and even death itself. It was never meant to be unearthed.


But in the shadow of Battersea Power Station, something ancient stirs. A forgotten chemical leak and a pulsing signal awakens the dead, reawakening an old horror, one that doesn’t just raise the dead, but changes them. Drawn together by a chilling resonance, the infected move as one, guided by a force that calls itself The Conductor.


Together, the survivors descend into the labyrinth of forgotten Underground lines and sealed vaults, where science blurs with sorcery, and every shriek carries the echo of something orchestrated. What they discover is worse than infection; it’s design. The city hasn’t simply fallen. It has begun to sing.


Beneath the Dead is a gritty, atmospheric survival horror that drags you from London’s burning streets into its buried catacombs. A story of silence, sacrifice, and the terrible price of listening.

meet the survivors

Sarah Callahan

Captain Emily Brooks

Captain Emily Brooks

Portrait of a serious female doctor wearing scrubs and a stethoscope.

Nurse – Survivor and Reluctant Leader


A battle-hardened nurse, Sarah has seen London at its worst and carries the grief of losing her brother. When patients in her clinic become the first to transform, she emerges as the group’s reluctant leader, driven by empathy, scarred by loss, and willing to make impossible choices.


 “I’ve seen death before. This isn’t death, it’s something worse.”

Captain Emily Brooks

Captain Emily Brooks

Captain Emily Brooks

Serious female captain with red hair in tactical gear labeled Capt. E. Brooks.

Military Containment Officer – Bravo Team Lead


disciplined and battle-tested, Emily has led squads into warzones and biohazard sites across the world. But in London’s exclusion zone, she discovers an enemy unlike any she’s faced, infected that don’t just attack, but coordinate. Her last broadcast is cut short, leaving only fragments of warning.


 “London’s bleeding. Let’s find out why.”

Chase Murphy

Captain Emily Brooks

Chase Murphy

Drifter – Null Frequency Survivor


Chase is immune to the Choir’s song — Pharmatech marked him as “Null Frequency.” Armed with his self-built Pulse Hammer, he can disrupt their resonance, but his immunity makes him both weapon and potential successor. Haunted, inventive, and dangerously calm, Chase walks the line between saviour and replacement.


"I’m not part of the song. But I can hear every note.”

Glenn Carter

Glenn Carter

Chase Murphy

Rail Engineer – Keeper of the Underground


Gruff, resourceful and cynical, Glenn knows London’s tunnels like no one else. A lifetime of maps, schematics, and grease-stained work has made him the group’s guide beneath the ruined city. He’s haunted by regret but finds purpose in protecting the survivors.


“The city’s veins run deep and I know where they still bleed.”

Mariam Aziz

Glenn Carter

Lewis Harper

 Survivor – Escapee with Scars

Traumatised but unbroken, Mariam fled her home covered in blood that wasn’t hers. She has no specialist skills, just resilience, fear, and the raw instinct to survive. Her presence grounds the group in humanity, reminding them survival is more than strategy. 


“I didn’t escape just to die underground.”

Lewis Harper

Glenn Carter

Lewis Harper

Close-up of a young man with a serious expression in dim lighting.

Teenage Witness – Carrier of Secrets


At 16, Lewis should have been in school, not a warzone. Instead, he was there when the first shriek echoed, and he heard the hum before anyone else. Haunted yet perceptive, Lewis may be the only one who truly understands that the infection isn’t random, it’s orchestrated.


“I can hear it… and it knows I’m listening.”

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Book One is only the overture.

The Conductor's reach is growing and future instalments (Beneath the Ashes, Signal Burn, and more) will take the fight far beyond London. 


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