Zombies Vs. Trekkies: New Book Pits 'Trek' Fans Against The Undead (VIDEO)

Last year's genre-bending smash hit "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was a wholly original book that added to the cultural zombie craze of late. Now, the Victorian classic/zombie thriller mashup's publisher, Quirk Books, is back with another zombie-infused spin on a more recent classic: "Night Of The Living Trekkies" by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall.

The best part? Quirk has gone above and beyond in producing a highly entertaining trailer for the book, which is apparently about a group of "Star Trek" fans at a Trekkie convention when a zombie outbreak occurs. The trailer is so appealing and funny that it seems inevitable that an actual film will be made, especially now that "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is currently in production with Natalie Portman and David O. Russell.

Sharp editing, high production values, and superb special effects make this trailer a must for all Trekkies, sci-fi fans or anyone who would simply love to watch zombies get beaten up by nerds.

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Comments

[BlackJAC]

03:56 PM on 09/17/2010

Those guys really did their research on this.

[westreal]

08:55 AM on 09/17/2010

I'd buy a ticket to this

[Bytheo]

10:15 PM on 09/16/2010

I'd definitely read this.

[Aaron Cogan]

03:11 PM on 09/16/2010

Please tell me in the film version of this, they eat Wil Wheaton?

[BlackJAC]

03:56 PM on 09/17/2010

I take it you haven't seen Wil's guest shots on Big Bang Theory.

[Aaron Cogan]

03:42 AM on 09/18/2010

I've seen both of them, and I look forward to "Wil Wheaton" (the character) getting his comeuppance.

[Toonguy]

12:12 PM on 09/16/2010

At last, a version of Left 4 Dead that I'd want to play!

I wasn't motivated to read the Pride and Prejudice zombie books, but this one might make it to my reading list.

[Imzadi]

06:29 AM on 09/16/2010

That was funny. Even though the zombie theme has been overdone, this was clever and VERY tongue in cheeck.

:-)

[Toonguy]

12:13 PM on 09/16/2010

It's not often that you see a video for a book that is so elaborate or so well done.

[J Accuse]

11:19 PM on 09/15/2010

I'm giving this one to the zombies.

[Hapakanaka]

07:56 PM on 09/15/2010

Hilarious.

But seriously....the zombies should have been star wars fans. "Eat your brain I must!".

[John Marshall]

06:00 PM on 09/15/2010

This SO needs to be a movie. LOL

[Toonguy]

12:14 PM on 09/16/2010

I'd be first in line!

[BlackJAC]

08:10 AM on 09/18/2010

First Paramount has to give its blessing, given how it uses proprietary stuff.  Just look at how off-base the Trekkies were in Fanboys.

[MsMsBurning]

05:50 PM on 09/15/2010

A product of Jackson, MS!

[Jordy Flash]

05:12 PM on 09/15/2010

I can hear Don Drapers voice in my head say "There has to be comedy shorts for people who aren't geeks" everytime I see a comedy short like this.

POP CULTURE IS SOOO FUNNY!