diff --git a/storm/Big.cpp b/storm/Big.cpp
index 1741df5..d17b023 100644
--- a/storm/Big.cpp
+++ b/storm/Big.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ void SBigMul(BigData* a, BigData* b, BigData* c) {
 }
 
 void SBigNew(BigData** num) {
-    auto m = SMemAlloc(sizeof(BigData), __FILE__, __LINE__, 0x0);
-    *num = new (m) BigData();
+    *num = STORM_NEW(BigData);
 }
 
 void SBigNot(BigData* a, BigData* b) {
diff --git a/storm/Memory.hpp b/storm/Memory.hpp
index 355fca0..18e8c2e 100644
--- a/storm/Memory.hpp
+++ b/storm/Memory.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@
 
 #define SMEM_FLAG_ZEROMEMORY 0x8
 
+#define STORM_ALLOC(bytes)  \
+    SMemAlloc(bytes, __FILE__, __LINE__, 0x0)
+
+#define STORM_ALLOC_ZERO(bytes) \
+    SMemAlloc(bytes, __FILE__, __LINE__, SMEM_FLAG_ZEROMEMORY)
+
+#define STORM_NEW(t)    \
+    new(SMemAlloc(sizeof(t), __FILE__, __LINE__, 0x0)) t
+
+#define STORM_NEW_ZERO(t)   \
+    new(SMemAlloc(sizeof(t), __FILE__, __LINE__, SMEM_FLAG_ZEROMEMORY)) t
+
 void* SMemAlloc(size_t bytes, const char* filename, int32_t linenumber, uint32_t flags = 0);
 
 void SMemCopy(void* dst, void* src, size_t bytes);
diff --git a/storm/thread/linux/Thread.cpp b/storm/thread/linux/Thread.cpp
index f25ae2d..5f377da 100644
--- a/storm/thread/linux/Thread.cpp
+++ b/storm/thread/linux/Thread.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ void* SCreateThread(uint32_t (*threadProc)(void*), void* threadParam, void* a3,
 
     uint32_t threadId = S_Thread::s_threadID++;
 
-    void* m = SMemAlloc(sizeof(SThreadParmBlock), __FILE__, __LINE__, 0x8);
-    auto params = new (m) SThreadParmBlock();
+    auto params = STORM_NEW_ZERO(SThreadParmBlock);
     params->threadProc = threadProc;
     params->threadParam = threadParam;
     params->threadID = threadId;
diff --git a/storm/thread/mac/Thread.mm b/storm/thread/mac/Thread.mm
index 24732bb..574d220 100644
--- a/storm/thread/mac/Thread.mm
+++ b/storm/thread/mac/Thread.mm
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ void* SCreateThread(uint32_t (*threadProc)(void*), void* threadParam, void* a3,
 
     uint32_t threadId = S_Thread::s_threadID++;
 
-    void* m = SMemAlloc(sizeof(SThreadParmBlock), __FILE__, __LINE__, 0x8);
-    auto params = new (m) SThreadParmBlock();
+    auto params = STORM_NEW_ZERO(SThreadParmBlock);
     params->threadProc = threadProc;
     params->threadParam = threadParam;
     params->threadID = threadId;
diff --git a/storm/thread/win/Thread.cpp b/storm/thread/win/Thread.cpp
index 7b6e1da..501c6e6 100644
--- a/storm/thread/win/Thread.cpp
+++ b/storm/thread/win/Thread.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ void* SCreateThread(uint32_t (*threadProc)(void*), void* threadParam, void* a3,
         */
     }
 
-    void* m = SMemAlloc(sizeof(SThreadParmBlock), __FILE__, __LINE__, 0x8);
-    auto params = new (m) SThreadParmBlock();
+    auto params = STORM_NEW(SThreadParmBlock);
     params->threadProc = threadProc;
     params->threadParam = threadParam;