From a library book sale. It looked like fun for those who are into zombies and such. Now I see the reviews aren't so great. Oh well, will offer it to another BCer and see what she thinks. ;-)

Amazon description:
When Hell is full, the dead will roam the Classics
While scores of English teachers around the world ramble on about motifs, iambic pentameter, and deus ex machina, hordes of brain-swilling zombies and neck-chomping vampires are invading the major works of the world’s greatest authors!
Now, Melville’s infamous creature of the deep is actually a zombie whale. And while Will Shakespeare’s rhyme scheme ties tongues in knots, Hamlet’s uncle has become a villainous vampire in royal robes. That sexy beast Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter? He’s even sexier and beastlier. . . . now that he’s a werewolf.
Zombie Notes will quickly bring you up to speed on what lurks in the literary canon. A study guide to literature’s most famous scenes of love, heroism, brain letting, and countless decapitations, it is sure to reanimate your passion for the Great Books.
* Hamlet
* Moby Dick
* The Scarlet Letter
* A Tale of Two Cities
* And more!

I will offer this to GoryDetails when I see her today.

This looks darkly entertaining - many thanks! (I don't dare imagine what a zombie whale might be like {grin}.)

Later: I have to give the author props for thoroughness; not only do each of the novels referenced here get a lengthy plot-treatment (with zombies, werewolves, vampires, etc. woven in, of course) but there are study-guide sections as well, all feeling very much like regular Cliff Notes, quiz-questions and all.

Some of the entries did work better than others, such as Frankenstein, which could be seen as something of a zombie story in its original form. Here, the zombie plague affects lots of characters, and is used as a motive for the monster to kill Frankenstein's young brother and others - basically, to make Frankenstein the villain. Again, not that far removed from the original novel {wry grin}. Moby Dick also worked fairly well, what with the titular whale being credited with near-supernatural staying-power in the original novel.

And, interestingly enough, Heart of Darkness, which made me laugh when the plot began to pit zombies against cannibals - "Should cannibals be allowed to eat zombies? Why or why not?" Hmmm...

As with many monster/literature mashups, the concept is more entertaining than the full-length result, but I did enjoy reading through these.

I plan to leave this book on a bench or statue near the library at around 1, where it might be found by an attendee at today's ComicFest event. Hope the finder enjoys the book!

*** Released as part of the 2015 Keep Them Moving release challenge. ***