# What other classic novels need zombification? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707 "2009-07-29T21:37:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/41 "2009-07-31T00:46:53Z")
Pretty much any thing Hardy wrote. The Mayor of Casterbridge? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/42 "2009-07-31T01:00:55Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > _Atlas Munched_. Yes, all the zombies hide out in an invisible valley in Colorado, emerging only to suck out all the brains in the world . . . waiting for the lights of New York to go out . . . then they come back and take over the world. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/43 "2009-07-31T01:13:15Z")
> [@Risha](#): > > _Lord of the Flies_ The title becomes especially meaningful as a zombie novel! Is _ **Frankenstein** _ already a zombie novel, or would it be any different? ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/44 "2009-07-31T02:05:56Z")
HG Wells - The Invisible Zombie Arthur Conan Doyle - The Red-Headed League… of Zombies (Of course that would make it hard for him to cheat) ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/45 "2009-07-31T03:41:44Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > The bible. Change all begat to ate pronounced at. > > Matthew 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; 1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; 1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Sounds like a good zombie movie to me! ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/46 "2009-07-31T04:16:31Z")
I’m going to take my revenge on some high school literature- _Ethan Frome_- forced into a loveless marriage, Ethan and his girlfriend Mattie commit suicide via sled. To his dismay, Ethan doesn’t stay dead, living up to his nickname of “Old Stiff”. _Our Town_- Emily dies in childbirth, and climbs out of the grave to reexperience the life she had let go by. Funnily enough, she doesn’t remember the whole “brains” thing having been so important. _Hamlet_- Hamlet’s dad comes lurching back to Elsinore, with the urgent message that, 'Braaaaiiiiins your uncle killed me braaaiiins braaains avenge me braaiiiins eat YOUR BRAIN!" _The Scarlet Letter_- Her husband lost at sea, Hester thinks it’s safe to start an affair with the shy Rev. Dimmsdale. But, supprise! Hubby is back, and jealous. _The Crucible_- the town of Salem is undergoing an epidemic of zombism! Can Reverend Paris find the voodoo witch before the whole town is eaten? _Beowolf_- You barely have to make any changes to this one. Grendel=zombie. Grendel’s mom=zombie. Dragon=zombie. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/47 "2009-07-31T04:36:25Z")
H.P. Lovecraft’s _Cthulhu Mythos_: As the last of the townspeople were eaten by zombies, they reflected things could be worse. “At least we’re being devoured alive by the undead remains of our loved ones and not some alien monstrosities.” ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/48 "2009-07-31T04:53:33Z")
Some (all?) Lifetime Channel movies could benefit from zombification. **Not Without My Zombie** 1991, Two stars, Sally Field and Alfred Molina. Rated PG for mild peril and frequent language. **Mother May I Sleep With Zombie** 1996, One Star, Tori Spelling, Ivan Sergei, Todd Caldecott. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/49 "2009-07-31T05:21:30Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > **On the Road** would lend itself pretty well to a zombie apocalypse scenario. Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, two rebels against square, button-down society (and undead brain-eaters) take to the open roads of America, to discover the totality of existence…and fend off hordes of rampaging mindless flesh-eaters. Yeah, that’s actually a TV show on the CW. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/50 "2009-07-31T15:45:40Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > Yeah, that’s actually a TV show on the CW. Especially considering that, at this point, both main characters have been brought back from the dead via mystical means. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707/51 "2009-08-01T06:09:25Z")
> [@Risha](#): > > Especially considering that, at this point, both main characters have been brought back from the dead via mystical means. You’re right! I never realized it til now, but they are clearly zombies. Awesome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-classic-novels-need-zombification/504707.md?page=2)