Zombies

Zombie (Haitian Creole: zonbi; North Mbundu: nzumbe) is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft.^[1] The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli. Since the late 19th century, zombies have acquired notable popularity, especially in North American and European folklore.

In modern times, zombies became a popular subject in horror fiction, largely because of the success of George A. Romero's 1968 film Night of the Living Dead ^[2] and they have appeared as plot devices in various books, films and in television shows. Zombie fiction is now a sizeable sub-genre of horror, usually describing a breakdown of civilization occurring when most of the population become flesh-eating zombies – a zombie apocalypse. The monsters are usually hungry for human flesh, often specifically brains. Sometimes they are victims of a fictional pandemic illness causing the dead to reanimate or the living to behave this way, but often no cause is given in the story.  This according to Wikipedia retrieved 20:45 04/08/11

Up until now, I haven't watched many Zombie films (unless you count a soft porn flick from the 70s) and I certainly haven't read any Zombie books. Until now.

Yes, my virginity was lost with "The Night of the Living Trekkies" by Andersen/Stahl.

The only reason I bought this particular item was the Star Trek connection - yes, I am a Trekkie!

I can tell you who said "Beam me up, Scotty", or didn't. I know which side of Bele's face was black, I know what IDIC stands for...but back to the Zombies.

The story takes place at a science-fiction convention: Klingons, Vulcans and Ferengi are all there along with an uninvited guest.

The uninvited guest is a virus that transforms its carriers into Zombies.

It is then up to our Geeks and Nerds to save the day.

An interesting, light-hearted romp through the original series with a nod or two to the re-incarnations of later years.  A nice before bedtime. No stress, no worries. Just a light-hearted chuckle.

As usual, comments are welcome whether you go on to read the above book or not.