This isn’t just a zombie post-apocalyptic 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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Welcome to Ruin Report.

Collapse isn’t coming — it’s already here.

This is Ruin Report — where host Zeroack and his AI co-host Zerobit tear into post-apocalyptic and sci-fi fiction to reveal just how closely it mirrors our collapsing reality.

EMPs. Pandemics. AI gone rogue. Deep state betrayal.

Zombies, aliens, nukes — nothing’s off limits.

Collapse comes in every form.

And these stories? They’re not just entertainment — they’re warnings.

Each week, we break one down… then drag it into today’s headlines.

This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a transmission from the edge.

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In this episode of Ruin Report, we break down Aftermath: Book 1 by Bobby Akart—a nuclear war thriller that feels less like fiction and more like a forecast. What begins with a hurricane quickly spirals into a full-scale, multi-nation strike against the United States. North Korea fires first, Russia and China follow, and America’s grid, leadership, and cities go dark.

We explore how Akart blends real-world military infrastructure, geopolitical tension, and the terrifying plausibility of AI in nuclear decision-making. From Swan’s Island, Maine to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Aftermath unfolds like a strategic autopsy of Western weakness.

If you’re wondering what collapse might really look like—and how close we are—this episode connects the dots between Akart’s fiction and today’s headlines.

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