Invading Aliens
Well, after a brief descent into a “Twilight Zone of the off-line kind,” we are finally back! And, no: we weren’t threatened into silence by the dreaded and ominous Men in Black. I kind of wish we were, however, as it would have made a great blog-post!
Anyway, with “normality” resumed (is there such thing as normality within Ufology???) on with the show.
And here’s something that may be of interest: a forthcoming new book titled The Alien Invasion Survival Handbook.
I strongly suspect that this is likely to be a highly amusing and entertaining read (check out the motto of the aliens, for example: Absolutum Dominium), rather than an ominous look at the UFO issue - and which is fine with me. The subject most definitely needs its lighter moments!
And here’s what the publisher has to say:
With a blend of pop culture mythology and up-to-the-minute scientific facts, The Alien Invasion Survival Handbook is a complete, step-by-step guide to combating the extraterrestrial menace in day-to-day situations. Complete with line drawings illustrating defensive techniques and alien anatomy, this manual provides you with the information you need survive an alien attack including everything from basic defenses to advanced weaponry.
W.H. Mumfrey lives on an island off the south coast of Australia and since applying the principles in this book he has not been abducted by aliens.
I’ll hopefully do a full review here on publication.
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Apr 02 2009 
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:30 am
It reminds me of that ‘How to survive the Robot Uprising’ book of a few years back. I suspect it might discuss some alien invasion scenarios delving into their scientific plausibility but without taking them too seriously.
Awesome art cover, though
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:44 am
Yes, that book sounds all too familiar, as if it were yet another version of that cult classic, The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Sage:
Yeah, you’re right - does indeed sound kind of like the Brooks book. I read a lot of zombie books and I liked “Survival” but I was not really impressed at all by “World War Z.” It was okay, but there are far better zombie novels that didn’t get anywhere near the publicity “Z” got. Although, the title is of course a classic. Shame too that the zombies in “Z” were the slow, shambling ones and not the “28 Days”-style fast-runners.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:26 am
“Shame too that the zombies in “Z” were the slow, shambling ones and not the “28 Days”-style fast-runners.”
Ah! that could be a delicious discussion, because there are many people who think that a fast-moving zombie destroys its symbolic purpose
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:28 am
“Shame too that the zombies in “Z” were the slow, shambling ones and not the “28 Days”-style fast-runners.”
The hardcore Romero fans would say those aren’t zombies. They can get quite upset about it- LOL!
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
See what I mean??
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
You are so right, rpj, but what the heck, this is fun anyway…
Zombie means “living dead” or “soulless”. The infected portrayed in Night of the Living Dead and 28 Days both fit this definition.
The classic zombie is considered to be infected with the Solanum virus, whereas the 28-Day type of zombie is infected with the Rage virus. The Rage virus is very virulent, and this is reflected by the fact that effects of Rage are felt immediately with no incubation period, the infection spreads very quickly, and the host is quickly exterminated. The Solanum virus is passive, requiring about a 24 hour incubation period, the infestation spreads very slowly, and the host can live for many years afterwards. While Rage only infects the blood, Solunum infects and takes over all body tissue, in effect re-creating an entirely new species that only superficially represents the original one. This distinction is crucial because it shows why a Rage infected area tends to be localized and then can be considered clear after 28 days, whereas a Solanum infestation spreads out wide and far and lasts for years and years. The reason for this becomes apparent when you realize that zombies with Rage can be drowned, suffocated, or frozen to death, but zombies with Solunum can survive underwater or can be frozen or buried alive, only to be reanimated later on upon being warmed up or freed from their prisons.
So the question is, do you want to die fast, like a shooting star, or die slowly, like a candle? At least you have a choice.
PS — In the insect world, there exists a type of infection in which insects are effectively turned into zombies. This infection is caused by a fungus called Cordyceps. I wonder if there is a Cordyceps fungus that specifically targets humans, but it just hasn’t been discovered yet?
April 6th, 2009 at 1:22 am
IMHO,
Slow zombie (George A. Romero’s)= true re-animated corpse
Fast zombie (28 Days, I am Legend, etc)= ghoul
But the info you give about the different viruses is very interesting.
“In the insect world, there exists a type of infection in which insects are effectively turned into zombies. This infection is caused by a fungus called Cordyceps. I wonder if there is a Cordyceps fungus that specifically targets humans, but it just hasn’t been discovered yet?”
Jesus, let’s hope not!
Although, to me the whole idea of the zombie is to symbolize what modern life already does to us all= turn us into mindless drones