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Paul Is Undead

The British Zombie Invasion
by Alan Goldsher
Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion. Gallery: S. & S. 2010. c. 320p. ISBN 9781439177921. pap. $15. HORROR
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Paul is undead. So is John, who made him that way, and George is, too. Ringo and Yoko are ninjas, and Mick Jagger is a famous zombie hunter. This is an oral history of the Beatles, written as if zombies and other supernatural creatures were commonplace. A reader who doesn't need Wikipedia to tell him who "Magic Alex" Mardas was might enjoy the parallels with the true Beatles story, but otherwise the jokes get old fast. Goldsher is a music journalist. BZG The zombie infection process (described repeatedly, and with gusto) involves something like a vampire's kiss, but with the exchange of cerebrospinal fluid rather than blood. [Film rights sold to Double Feature Films, producer of Pulp Fiction and Erin Brockovich.—Ed.]
Reviewed by Karl Siewart , Oct 15, 2010
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