And so begins a very warped retelling of the Jane Austin classic entitled, appropriately enough, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem. In this version, however, the sleepy village of Meryton has been overrun by a mysterious plague that turns the normally quiet and well-mannered dead into flesh-eating zombies of the most unpleasant sort. Thankfully, due to the forward thinking of their father, the Bennett sisters are highly trained killers. Having studied with Shaolin Masters and skilled at slaying zombies in a variety of ways, they are now the primary protectors of Meryton. Elizabeth, in particular, likes nothing more than a sharp blade for taking out the "unmentionables" during a sporting good fight.
While purists may scoff and take offense at such sacrilege, those willing to loosen up and have a little fun with their classics will delight in seeing Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy join forces to fight the never-ending onslaught of the undead. Never read the original Pride and Prejudice? No problem! With almost all the original text intact in the zombiefied version, now you have! Well, sort of...
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