Did you get a strange feeling of déjà vu throughout 2020 and 2021? A sense that all of the horrifying events that were occurring as the COVID-19 pandemic raged throughout the world were somehow reminiscent of something out of a movie? A disaster movie? Well, I sure did! This book is an outgrowth of an academic paper I wrote and presented at the Midwest Popular Culture Association conference in October 2020. It purports to reimagine the lifecycle of the COVID-19 pandemic as a popular Hollywood disaster film, utilizing recognizable tropes from Hollywood disaster movies as a guide. Available Now from McFarland & Company, Amazon, and other major online retailers.