With all this swinging vampire popularity it was only a matter of time before zombies had their 15 minutes of fame. Oh and look. That time is now. We’ve got “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks” and PopCaps new downloadable casual game “Plants and Zombies” in which a team of zombies goes head to head with some plants (what!?). Hell, even up-and-coming musician, Gavin Castleton, has written an album based on a zombie flick.

I can take the mental leap of a pop culture evolution from one dark fictional creature to another, but I think we need to acknowledge the fatal flaw with zombies. Simply stated, there’s no sex in zombie. Zombies are socially awkward and really gross. So, good luck at the box office without that dashing Edward Cullen type. Heh.

What does the future hold in the way of supernatural pop-culture trends? I’m calling this now. You heard it here first. Leprechauns will be the next big thing. That’s right. Leprechauns.