Jane Austen Meets Aliens and Elton John

Last week GalleyCat readers watched that video about how Quirk Books created a viral blockbuster with their upcoming title, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Today, Elton John‘s film company, Rocket Pictures, announced an equally stunning horror-show mashup.

We’ll let Variety explain: “Will Clark is set to direct Pride and Predator, which veers from the traditional period costume drama when an alien crash lands and begins to butcher the mannered protags, who suddenly have more than marriage and inheritance to worry about.”

Tor.com has an excellent round-up of all the authors who have remixed up Jane Austen and magic, including Mary Robinette Kowal (Shades of Milk and Honey), Michael Thomas Ford (Jane Bites Back), and Carrie Bebris (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries).

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