Zombies have become a popular part of our collective cultural consciousness and are quite literally taking over the world in Mainak Dhar’s new book, Zombiestan. Reading the synopsis makes you feel that you are watching the trailer of a post-apocalyptic film, the only difference being that this one brings the Hollywood staple to India.

A terrorist plan gone awry unleashes a plague of zombies onto the world. In the midst of this bloodthirsty invasion, a ragtag bunch of people — a US Navy SEAL, two Delhi teenagers, a three year-old boy and an elderly history professor — may be the only ones who can save the world. As they make their way to a rumoured safe house in the mountains of Ladakh, they not only have to battle the undead but also a horde of self-serving humans.