Riffing on a post I just read re the dilemma of mentioning zombies in a query -- what's the big deal about agents/publishers hating on zombies? I've read quite a few times on these forums that the zombie craze is over, but I was kinda thinking it is only now coming into its element. I'm sure plenty of agents and editors thought the vamp craze was over a while ago, though I'd suggest it still isn't (and I'm of the persuasion that vamp stories -- as long as they don't involve vamps that sparkle -- always make for interesting reading). So, what's the deal?