The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia |
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| Author:
| Dendle, Peter |
| Series title: | Contributions to Zombie Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-6367-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99USD $2.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides the first exhaustive overview of Zombie films. It evaluates over 200 movies from 16 countries over a 65-year period starting from the early 1930s. It mostly treats feature-length films, but also touches on memorable episodes of TV series and miscellaneous shorts. Lengthy entries point out innovative features in each movie, while the introduction traces the evolution of the genre and interprets the broader significance of the zombie in contemporary Western mythology.
Provides the first exhaustive overview of Zombie films. It evaluates over 200 movies from 16 countries over a 65-year period starting from the early 1930s. It mostly treats feature-length films, but also touches on memorable episodes of TV series and miscellaneous shorts. Lengthy entries point out innovative features in each movie, while the introduction traces the evolution of the genre and interprets the broader significance of the zombie in contemporary Western mythology.