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(3) | None | The zombie is cinema's most enduring horror icon, having terrified audiences for decades. Book of the Dead charts the history of the walking dead from the monster's origins in Haitian voodoo, through its cinematic debut in 1932's White Zombie up to blockbuster World War Z and beyond. Covering hundreds of movies from America, Europe, Asia and even the Middle East, Jamie Russell examines zombies' on-screen evolution from Caribbean bogeymen to flesh-eating corpses and apocalyptic plague carriers. With an exhaustive filmography covering the history of the zombie genre, Book of the Dead explains our ongoing fascination with the living dead and how this shambolic monster has become a stumbling, moaning metaphor for our age. Fully revised and updated with over 300 new movies Includes an exclusive interview with the 'Don of the Dead' George A. Romero The ultimate resource for zombie fans everywhere … (more) |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions The zombie is cinema's most enduring horror icon, having terrified audiences for decades. Book of the Dead charts the history of the walking dead from the monster's origins in Haitian voodoo, through its cinematic debut in 1932's White Zombie up to blockbuster World War Z and beyond. Covering hundreds of movies from America, Europe, Asia and even the Middle East, Jamie Russell examines zombies' on-screen evolution from Caribbean bogeymen to flesh-eating corpses and apocalyptic plague carriers. With an exhaustive filmography covering the history of the zombie genre, Book of the Dead explains our ongoing fascination with the living dead and how this shambolic monster has become a stumbling, moaning metaphor for our age. Fully revised and updated with over 300 new movies Includes an exclusive interview with the 'Don of the Dead' George A. Romero The ultimate resource for zombie fans everywhere ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Contains: The Haunted and the Haunters - Lord Bulwer-Lytton Mad Monkton - Wilkie Collins Man Overboard! - F. Marion Crawford The Story of the Bagman's Uncle - Charles DIckens The Old Nurse's Story- Ms. Elizabeth Gaskell Thurnley Abbey - Perceval Landon Green Tea - Sheridan Le Fanu Mr. Justice Harbottle- Sheridan Le Fanu The Library Window - Mrs. Margaret Oliphant The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe The Pit and the Pendulum - Edgar Allan Poe The tapestried Chamber - Sir Walter Scott The Mortal Immortal - Mary Shelley | |
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