Zombie University A serial killer looks back on his life as he leaves Death Row for the last time. He faces death with the certainty that he is innocent. The families of those he killed wish him no mercy. Dr. William Melrose is setup to be the scapegoat for numerous murders and missing person's cases. Before this he was highly respected in his field as a college professor and scientist. He was a child prodigy that excelled in math, science, and biology. Dr. Melrose purchases a rare radioactive isotope that came from a returning Icarus space probe. His plans are to make new and unique strands of stem cells to fight disease and stop the spread of cancer. All his time and effort has been about completing his education and making new scientific discoveries. This left little time for personal relationships with anyone. This is where William Melrose is lacking with basic knowledge about real life situations. Dr. Melrose teaches biology to a failing student named Angela. She becomes his girlfriend to teach him what books do not. She also takes him down a path that leads to his destruction. This work includes a bonus piece of flash fiction: "Living by the Sword" and a commentary, "Horror and Its Roots in Our Primal Fears and Realities."