American Zombie Gothic : the rise and fall (and rise) of the walking dead in popular culture /

"This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition. Closely examining influential works Victor Halperin's White Zombie, Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie, Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2, Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead, Da...

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Main Author: Bishop, Kyle William, 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
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Summary:"This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition. Closely examining influential works Victor Halperin's White Zombie, Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie, Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2, Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead, Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, and, of course, Romero's entire "Dead" series, it establishes Zombies in Gothic tradition"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:vii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
ISBN:9780786448067 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786448067 (softcover : alk. paper)