Since "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was such a hit, the publisher has commissioned "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters." Apparently the market needs not one, but an entire library of Jane Austen monster mashups. This is clearly a great idea, because if a concept is original, doing it a second time will clearly be twice as original. A publisher also bought a zombie Beatles bio called "Paul is Undead."
This has something to do with the idea that there is a "next vampire," which will yield the next blockbuster book, akin to "Harry Potter" or "Twilight." The "next vampire" may or may not be werewolfs, zombies, pirates, steampunks, ninjas or Sarah Palins.
We're also getting a wave of authorized continuations of the work of dead authors. There's a new Sam Spade novel, a new Hitchhiker's Guide, a new Wheel of Time. Because in these recessionary times, robbing graves seems less inappropriate.
Fortunately I'm here to help. If anyone is interested, I am available to write any or all of the following sequels and mashups:
A Farewell to Arms and Legs and Torsos and Brains
Rabbit, Run Away From The Zombies
The Naked and the Undead
Afterlife on the Mississippi
The Beautiful and Damned II: Revenge of the Damned
Ethan Frome The Black Lagoon
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close To A Zombie
Salem's Lot II: Lots More Salem
Beowerewulf
A Tale of Two Cities Destroyed by Godzilla
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Zombie
The Holy Bible: Now With 50% More Vampires
This has something to do with the idea that there is a "next vampire," which will yield the next blockbuster book, akin to "Harry Potter" or "Twilight." The "next vampire" may or may not be werewolfs, zombies, pirates, steampunks, ninjas or Sarah Palins.
We're also getting a wave of authorized continuations of the work of dead authors. There's a new Sam Spade novel, a new Hitchhiker's Guide, a new Wheel of Time. Because in these recessionary times, robbing graves seems less inappropriate.
Fortunately I'm here to help. If anyone is interested, I am available to write any or all of the following sequels and mashups:
A Farewell to Arms and Legs and Torsos and Brains
Rabbit, Run Away From The Zombies
The Naked and the Undead
Afterlife on the Mississippi
The Beautiful and Damned II: Revenge of the Damned
Ethan Frome The Black Lagoon
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close To A Zombie
Salem's Lot II: Lots More Salem
Beowerewulf
A Tale of Two Cities Destroyed by Godzilla
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Zombie
The Holy Bible: Now With 50% More Vampires
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