Embalmed loved ones in this parody are given a two-week reprieve from the business end of a headstone. Should society mainstream these docile apickleheadsa or banish them to Putrid Sound? Amy Sittersa dedication to securing civil rights for a new underclass a zombies a is laughably liberal. But if sheas successful, military plans to send reanimated soldiers into biologically hot war zones could be compromised. Meanwhile, lowlife Bill Parker, who makes history when he rises afrom his eternal rest, a undergoes humiliating medical tests and is surprised at how intelligent heas become. Astonishment sweeps the nation as new laws and medical, insurance, and marketing practices are enacted to contain and mainstream the pickleheads. Tabloid reporter Nape Webb, moonlighting as an assassin for hire, is ambivalent but takes the contract on Mrs. Sittersa life after researching his employeras motivations. He learns about the militaryas devious plot and enlists Mrs. Sittersa aid to turn the tables.
评价“Dead to Rights”