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Timothy #2
Tim2
Timothy lived a life only a psychopathic sociopath could enjoy and understand. When he was bitten on the first day of the zombie-apocalypse he turned the tides on a single-minded virus he affectionately called Hugh. Together they terrorized a city before seemingly meeting their untimely demise. Nobody could have foreseen his resurrection. Tim's close call with death has done nothing to temper his missions in life, to live, to eat and to rule the world. Tim is back and he's an asshole.
265 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 30, 2013
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April 3, 2013
Mark Tufo, author of the best-selling Zombie Fallout series has created a world that he can dip into at his leisure and pluck nasty little tidbits from for his devoted fans. Timothy (2) is one of those stories. However, you do not need to be a ZF reader to dive into this book. You don't even need to read the first Timothy book (but I highly recommend doing so).
This is a perfect example of what is so great about the Indie writing scene. Mark Tufo rips away all pretense and delivers some of the nastiest horror imaginable. He is not restrained by focus groups or people telling him what might or might not be acceptable. After all, this is horror.
Timothy has absolutely no redeeming characteristics. He is a vile individual, but you can not help but be sucked into his mind as he allows you to see through the eyes of a cognizant zombie who not only knows what he is doing, but takes pleasure in the terror that he instills in those he meets. And if he isn't scary enough...he makes himself up in the guise of a clown. That should just about cover scaring the bejeezus out of everybody.
I was fortunate to read this prior to its release and can say that this is Mark Tufo's best work to date.
This is a perfect example of what is so great about the Indie writing scene. Mark Tufo rips away all pretense and delivers some of the nastiest horror imaginable. He is not restrained by focus groups or people telling him what might or might not be acceptable. After all, this is horror.
Timothy has absolutely no redeeming characteristics. He is a vile individual, but you can not help but be sucked into his mind as he allows you to see through the eyes of a cognizant zombie who not only knows what he is doing, but takes pleasure in the terror that he instills in those he meets. And if he isn't scary enough...he makes himself up in the guise of a clown. That should just about cover scaring the bejeezus out of everybody.
I was fortunate to read this prior to its release and can say that this is Mark Tufo's best work to date.
April 18, 2013
I ate up every word of Tim2 as if they were a yummy sweet trail of …well you know. I absolutely loved every morsel. Is being a psychopathic asshole an advantage to surviving a zombie apocalypse? It is for Timothy! Timothy was a man at one time but now he survives by sharing room and board with the virus and he will do whatever it takes to ensure his continued survival. If you’ve read Timothy then you know what drives the monster, an all consuming, incessant need to eat, but the man takes this need to places that makes other monsters cry. The discussions that Tim has with himself are so politically incorrect and just wrong but so much fun to read. Mark Tufo has stepped up the story with Tim2 and by doing so has blown the doors off the first installment in the series. This is a non-stop thrill ride of the most disturbing, offensive, and vulgar kind. Mark Tufo takes Tim2 to places other authors are afraid to go. This is why I love and support indie authors. All I can say about the ending is, “Oh, my good gawd”. The best ending to any Tufo story yet. I would even go as far as to say that Tim2 is the best written Tufo story. I love clowns now because of Timothy. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Jigsaw need to scatter to their dark corners, Timothy's here! I’m warning the reader though; you won’t be the same after reading this one. Thank you Tufo for keeping me well entertained once again!
January 30, 2014
The amazing books just keep on coming from Mark Tufo. I wasn't sure how he was going to work a sequel into the mix with the way the last one ended, but he did it. And did it well, while being completely original. Looking forward to seeing where things go from here! Five stars just doesn't cut it. Also, he picked the perfect narrator for his books. Runnette has a way of increasing the enjoyment of the snarky banter that Tufo's characters are famous for.
May 26, 2013
I thoroughly enjoyed the first Tim... as fraught with agonizingly disgusting moments as it was. The second Tim was so much better. Tim2 has more story, not just stomach turning horrific acts. Don't get me wrong, Tufo didn't let up on the details and there are plenty of gag inducing moments in Tim2 but there is more to it than that. Tim is an even worse human being than I though he was in Timothy and I dislike him more after Tim2. I can't wait to see what fresh hells await him in Tim3.
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I'll never be able to eat barbecue sauce again....thanks a lot!
Mark Tufo
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I'll never be able to eat barbecue sauce again....thanks a lot!
Mark Tufo
October 21, 2018
OK I loathe Timothy...he is a Misogynistic pig of a man...he is super gross and being a zombie just amplifies it!! Let me tell you this clown would terrify Pennywise...many moments in the book I was screaming WTF and shaking my head...its such a gross but awesome story...just the character itself deserves to be kicked in the balls like 1000 times...lmao I loved the story...I love TUFO....but really WTF Mark? Cant wait for #3!!!! If you are a Tufo fan...take a listen...but fasten your seat belts...this is a bumpy ride... If you haven't read MT yet...there is no better time than now to start....may I suggest you ease in with The ZFO series first! 2 really filthy thumbs up!
April 16, 2013
I was lucky enough to win Mark Tufo's contest & have a character named after me ... How awesome is that? ... VERY ... I hope there will be a Tim3 it certainly ended with that possibility. Once again a fantastically horridly grotesque zombie book from Mark Tufo, I absolutely loved it.
April 16, 2013
WOW WHAT A SCORCHER, FANTASTIC BOOK. REALLY ENJOYED THIS SECOND OFFERING FROM MARK TUFO, PICKING UP WHERE THE FIRST FINISHED AND LEAVING US READY FOR THE THIRD BOOK, THERE WILL BE A THIRD, RIGHT MARK?
November 21, 2013
The novelty of the premise wore off a little for me with this book.
July 21, 2018
Easily the most gruesome novel I've ever read. Timothy is a zombie with consciousness. He shares a body with a parasite named Hugh and together they seek out food, mainly human, and torture. Timothy doles out emotional, psychological, and physical damage to extreme degrees while Tufo writes it all with unparalleled horror.
This was honestly one of the first times I actually wondered how the author had written what I was reading. To have the perspective of the creature tearing into human flesh.. I thought that I knew what dark was. This is sick and perverted but oh so good. It keeps you reading wondering just what could possibly happen next.
Disgustingly creative gore and horror.
This was honestly one of the first times I actually wondered how the author had written what I was reading. To have the perspective of the creature tearing into human flesh.. I thought that I knew what dark was. This is sick and perverted but oh so good. It keeps you reading wondering just what could possibly happen next.
Disgustingly creative gore and horror.
March 18, 2020
Well I still love the premise behind the story oh, I had some money issues trying to finish this book. I think for me it was just a little too over-the-top. I have no problem with extreme violence and Gore, but when it is thrown at you nonstop without a breath, it can be a little hard to swallow. I'm still a fan, though, and still want to read the third.
March 20, 2018
Wow
This is definitely one of the weirdest stories I have ever read. There are things that Mr Tufo write about that I couldn't dream in a million years.
You take the cake on this series. Wow. Just wow.
This is definitely one of the weirdest stories I have ever read. There are things that Mr Tufo write about that I couldn't dream in a million years.
You take the cake on this series. Wow. Just wow.
July 18, 2020
What? You thought Mike was going to be the overarching villain? Maybe Tracy? Nope. In this much longer follow up we get a deeper view of TIM's psyche and a better understanding of the inner workings of the virus. This one ties in to elements from ZF 2 and 3.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 16, 2018
A good read
A very strange series! I really like the twist and battle for control! Not your average zombie story. I am really looking forward to the next one.
A very strange series! I really like the twist and battle for control! Not your average zombie story. I am really looking forward to the next one.
June 18, 2019
I like zombies. Hate clowns. Love this series.
July 22, 2021
Everything by this man is pure gold
May 17, 2022
I love to hate this guy. Great writing. Great vocal work on the audiobook.
May 9, 2023
This Tim really is an arsehole!
July 11, 2016
SO after the three hour intro book I found myself "hungry" for more. The zombie genre is not my thing, and I hate clowns, but Timothy is about the most irreverently entertaining book I have ever "devoured." I still feel that Timothy is a slightly more educated version of Cormac McCarthy's "Child of God" to begin with.. .and then he becomes a zombie clown. There are SO many levels to the book as the demented rage monster Tim Tim is dissected psychologically and physically by a new nemesis. The approach of stepping outside oneself in the context provides a first and third person perspective that is used for grotesque forms of torture. Make no mistake, this book is even more vile than the first... it's about the worst shit imaginable from Zombies in clown suits.... for zombies not only eat human flesh... they have to get expel the indigestibles too... I'll stop there... but it's graphic. However, the humor is off the charts, the concepts are brutally intelligent insights into human nature, and the audible version is AMAZING.. the narration is delivered with the timing of a perfect stage comedian. Listen to this book!! Just not where anyone else can hear it... excerpts left unexplained are way worse that reading the whole thing.
August 21, 2013
This book is so twisted and wrong that is so so so right. Mark Tufo reigns supreme yet again delivering another spectacular book in his unique style. Tim the clown is back with his side kick Hugh the zombie, and what's this they have a fat geek called Clarence coming along for the ride as well. The only problem is they all occupy the same body, or should I say their consciousness do. As you can imagine there is not much room in their and Tim and Hugh do not play well with others.
Tim makes the clown from IT look like a Granny in a knitting circle. He is more than happy to help Hugh find food, that is people, and eat them. Tim is one of the most deranged and psychotic characters ever to be put on paper. What do I like so much about Tim? Tim is so politically incorrect that it is hilarious, he is so sick and demented that you cannot help but love him. This book is not for the squeamish but if you can get pass the gore you will be rewarded by one the most awesome characters ever. That's right trend setters I said awesome and I make no apologies for it. Mr. Tufo I take my hat off to yet again.
Tim makes the clown from IT look like a Granny in a knitting circle. He is more than happy to help Hugh find food, that is people, and eat them. Tim is one of the most deranged and psychotic characters ever to be put on paper. What do I like so much about Tim? Tim is so politically incorrect that it is hilarious, he is so sick and demented that you cannot help but love him. This book is not for the squeamish but if you can get pass the gore you will be rewarded by one the most awesome characters ever. That's right trend setters I said awesome and I make no apologies for it. Mr. Tufo I take my hat off to yet again.
January 26, 2014
The excelent follow on to Timothy, surprise surprise, which puts a novel twist on the zombie theme where the mind of an infected man forms an uneasy alliance with the virus responsible for his condition.
I loved the first book, especially as the author crossed over into his Zombie Fallout series towards the end, and also manages to do it again in this one. Tim is a sicko, full stop, and revels in the carnage he causes to other zompoc survivors, all in the name of survival as he would say.
It's a graphic story that doesn't skimp on the red stuff, but it wouldn't be a zombie tale without it, but there are also moments that made me laugh out loud, but given my sense of humour these normally involved someone dying in a rather messy fashion. I would like to think that there maybe a 3rd book given the way it ended, but ultimately that decision rests with the author.
I loved the first book, especially as the author crossed over into his Zombie Fallout series towards the end, and also manages to do it again in this one. Tim is a sicko, full stop, and revels in the carnage he causes to other zompoc survivors, all in the name of survival as he would say.
It's a graphic story that doesn't skimp on the red stuff, but it wouldn't be a zombie tale without it, but there are also moments that made me laugh out loud, but given my sense of humour these normally involved someone dying in a rather messy fashion. I would like to think that there maybe a 3rd book given the way it ended, but ultimately that decision rests with the author.
August 1, 2016
The world championship heavyweight asshole is back. Still sharing head space with Hugh the zombie virus. After the last book and events at the beginning of this one, Tim's body was so destroyed that they were forced to transfer themselves to a new host. That host was Clarence, a typical overweight self conscious guy whose consciousness also remains inside his head, although, Tim and Hugh have full control over his body. Clarence is taken along for the ride down insanity lane as Tim hunts down his friends for food. The story gets interesting when Tim finally meets his match, while at the same time starts battling it out with Hugh for control of their body.
This part wasn't quite as over the top as the first one, but nevertheless, it was still ridiculously funny as well as Tufo's standard zombie style graphically disgusting.
This part wasn't quite as over the top as the first one, but nevertheless, it was still ridiculously funny as well as Tufo's standard zombie style graphically disgusting.
March 17, 2023
"Timothy" series review:
As an indictment, I must say that I've gotter through this series three times. I've never made it through the "Twilight" series. This is quite possible the most disturbing and disgusting series ever. And it is brillliant! Timothy is misogynistic to the extreme. He is a survivor. He manages to find a balance with his zombie and human halves. And it's fucking terrifying.
I won't do individual book reviews. They would require spoilers. Suffice it to say, a human, an EVIL human, trapped in a zombie's body, and more, is a wild ride. This could never be made into a movie or series without neutering it.
As an indictment, I must say that I've gotter through this series three times. I've never made it through the "Twilight" series. This is quite possible the most disturbing and disgusting series ever. And it is brillliant! Timothy is misogynistic to the extreme. He is a survivor. He manages to find a balance with his zombie and human halves. And it's fucking terrifying.
I won't do individual book reviews. They would require spoilers. Suffice it to say, a human, an EVIL human, trapped in a zombie's body, and more, is a wild ride. This could never be made into a movie or series without neutering it.
November 13, 2013
This is different from the other mark Tufo books that I have read. With that in mind it is disturbing, gross, and I would stop reading it before you eat. Though it is a bit gross and disturbing (I can not look at clowns without thinking of this book now) it was very well written. Tim is just a nasty as he was in the first book and maybe a bit more nasty, which is what makes this book so good. I would suggest reading it if you like the whole gross zombie clown thing.
February 4, 2016
Phenomenally detailed in the disgusting and grotesque from the zombie's POV. As always, Mr Tufo's humor comes out, at all the most seemingly inappropriate times, but that just makes it more fun. Thank goodness his books aren't scratch and sniff...although, as a comic book, that would be a hell of an idea ;-).
June 8, 2013
Mark Tufo takes zombie description further than any other author, we now know more about a zombie's digestion and bowel movements than anyone ever wanted, aside from perhaps a truly disturbed proctologist.
July 20, 2013
Was not sure how tim 2 would start , it started off well and it was a good and creepy read never got board in it. I loved the way it ended i kind of laughed a bit on how it ending got what he deservies but it was a laugh that was in a good way thank you Mr. Tufo keep writing
August 25, 2013
This book like Tim 1 is not for the faint of heart. Some of the tricks that Tim gets up to are twisted, disgusting and shocking!! Mark Tufo once again delivers another fantastic book in his unique style. Tim the psychopathic clown is back and this time he is not alone, be afraid, be very afraid.
May 12, 2014
If Timothy was a gross-out fest, Tim2 was merely a tedium-fest. Not worth the time spent, although I rather liked the twist at the very end. The viewpoint and internal monologues of a zombie just isn't my cup of tea.
March 15, 2016
Not as impressed as other series
So I love this author's books, but to be honest this series isn't as good as his other series. I really do like the information on the Hugh man virus. Tim is an interesting villain but I don't think he is a redeemable villain.
So I love this author's books, but to be honest this series isn't as good as his other series. I really do like the information on the Hugh man virus. Tim is an interesting villain but I don't think he is a redeemable villain.
September 11, 2013
NOOOOOO!!!!!! You cant leave me hanging like this, its just not right! *sigh* guess I prepare for the long wait for Tim3.... :(
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