Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema (Updated & Fully Revised Edition)
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Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema (Updated & Fully Revised Edition)

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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 moviesIncludes an exclusive interview with the ‘Don of the Dead’ George A. RomeroThe ultimate resource for zombie fans everywhere

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Weight 1.1185652 kg
Dimensions 3.3528 × 19.6088 × 25.527 cm
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Paperback
Language

Pages

448
Publisher

Year Published

2014-10-14
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Publication City/Country

USA
ISBN 10

178116925X
About The Author

Jamie Russell is an author, screenwriter, and journalist. His work has appeared in the Sunday Times, the Guardian, Wired, Total Film, EDGE, and many others. His books include Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood and the bestselling Book of the Dead.

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