With thanks to The Year’s Work at the Zombie Research Center (IU Press, Sept. 19):
1. There are zombie snails (created by Leuchochloridium paradoxum), roaches (by Ampulex compressa), and rats (via Toxoplasma gondii—although they’re the parasite-infected variety, not the brain-eating kind.
2. FEMA produced a report about preparing for the zombie apocalypse, justifying it by saying that preparing for fictional disasters can teach us about readying for real ones.
3. There isn’t really a Zombie Research Center (bummer). However, Edward Comentale—an IU professor who co-edited the book—is now two for two. The Year’s Work in Lebowski Studies (2009) was equally delightful.
1. There are zombie snails (created by Leuchochloridium paradoxum), roaches (by Ampulex compressa), and rats (via Toxoplasma gondii—although they’re the parasite-infected variety, not the brain-eating kind.
2. FEMA produced a report about preparing for the zombie apocalypse, justifying it by saying that preparing for fictional disasters can teach us about readying for real ones.
3. There isn’t really a Zombie Research Center (bummer). However, Edward Comentale—an IU professor who co-edited the book—is now two for two. The Year’s Work in Lebowski Studies (2009) was equally delightful.
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