Pretty much any thing Hardy wrote. The Mayor of Casterbridge?
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.
The title becomes especially meaningful as a zombie novel!
Is Frankenstein already a zombie novel, or would it be any different?
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)
Sounds like a good zombie movie to me!
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.
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.”
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.
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.
You’re right! I never realized it til now, but they are clearly zombies. Awesome.