Pride and Prejudice (and Zombies)

[Abedeus]

Hmmm...

The Bible And Zombies?

I would say "Oh My Sweet Zombie Jesus", but I might offend Christians. That means myself, too. So I won't say it. And I tell ya, I won't! YOU CAN'T FORCE ME TO!

 

[Bertruam]

Thas the way to make classic literature more popular, just sprinkle in some zombie!

 

[Bertruam]

Porn works too, as does space marines, magic, or Vorlons. You can also get away with Vampires but ever since Twilight, and the emo pussification it resulted in, vampires don't seem so great anymore. I think the writer of Underworld realized just how suck vampires had become, which would explain why you so thoroughly root for the Lycans in the the latest film.

Exactly. Vampires have gone to from unstoppable beasts to whiny emo weaklings, But at least zombies are getting more impressive. I think the appeal of zombies in any medium (movies, games, or books)is that they are more realistic. With zombies, you are not screwed if one is after you. Any one could handle two or three, and they never get cheap kills(like popping out of a vent and tearing off you head, then escaping). Zombies also had a good start point. They were slow,stupid, and only dangerous in groups. With such low standards they can only go up from there. The problem is this idea of a foe that can be stopped spreads and makes other genres weaker. Which causing a rift in the horror movie genre between movies that have few easily dispatched enemies, and movies with a few basically immortal ones.

 

[shellshear]

Vampires and Jane Austin would go very well together, I think. In Pride and Prejudice, Wickham is clearly a vampire, and Darcy is the vampire hunter. I suggested a film version a few years ago:

http://www.filmforensics.com/autopsy/2006/06/07/pride-prejudice/

Having said that, I admit I'd rather read a zombies version. The whole vampire subgenre has really been overworked lately.

 

[MercenaryCanary]

Just bought the book. It makes me laugh in odd ways.

 

[DN83]

I really wanna read that sometime.

 

[whycantibelinus]

What the fuck?!

 

[Rusty Bucket]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnndddd bought.

Edit:
I've just found this

Edit: And I've just realised the date of this thread. Score.

 

[eljawa]

own the book. Being part classic, it is a bit slow, but hilarious when it works

 

[Icecoldcynic]

This opens up a whole realm of ideas for stories that would be better with the inclusion of zombies. Stig of the dump with zombies, one can only imagine the awesome.

 

[DigitalSushi]

Wasn't Miss Haversham in Great Expectations a Zombie anyway?

South Park says yes.

It's goddamn hilarious. The fact that somebody thought, "Hey, I freakin' love this masterpiece of English literature, but you know what it really needs? Zombies!" ... well, that's going to cheer me up for a good few days at the very least. It is a sad fact that classical literature is largely devoid of the living dead. Well, other than Dracula. ... and Frankenstein.

Yay for zombies!
I hope this trend continues. Imagine MacBeth, but instead of the moving bushes you got hordes of zombies...

You also get Sea Monsters in Sense and Sensibility, and Sea Monsters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_and_Sensibility_and_Sea_Monsters

 

[Spacelord]

I can't decide whether this idea is fucking retarded or wicked awesome.

 

[Ocelano]

Classic novel + zombies. The possibilities are endless! I'm currently working on The Adventures of (Zombie) Huckleberry Finn

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Actually there are at least two other classical austin books revamped in the same manner though by different authors,

Firstly Dawn Of the dreadfuls which tells of the darcy girls introduction into the deadly arts and Elizabeth Bennets first admirers

Secondly Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters which I have yet to read as I have been busy with the latest dexter novel.

Also If you enjoy PP&Z Then another great book from co-author seth graham smith is out the called "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" about the life and times of americas greatest president and his lifelong battle against the undead, revealing the truth behind the american civil war.

Kick *ss awesome

 

[Ocelano]

I can't decide whether this idea is fucking retarded or wicked awesome.

Casnt speak for any movie adaptation but speaking of the books certainly the latter. I will concede to a certain flair of the writing which can take a bit of wading to get into, but this can be attributable to an attempt at loyalty to Jane austins style