In this image taken in London, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, three books are shown of a new bread of classic author novel and mutant beast. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore is a surefire best-seller. That's the conclusion reached by publishers since the success of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," an unlikely literary sensation created by adding dollops of "ultraviolent zombie mayhem" to Austen's classic love story. "Zombies" _ billed as 85 percent Austen's original text and 15 percent brand-new blood and guts _ has become a best-seller since it was published earlier this year, with 750,000 copies in print. There's a movie in the works. And it has spawned a monster _ or, more accurately, a slew of literary monster mash-ups. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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