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The Book of the Dead: Thirteen Classic Tales of the Supernatural

by Alan K. Russell

Other authors: Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Contributor), William Wilkie Collins (Contributor), F. Marion Crawford (Contributor), Charles Dickens (Contributor), Elizabeth Gaskell (Contributor) — 6 more, Perceval Landon (Contributor), Sheridan Le Fanu (Contributor), Margaret Oliphant (Contributor), Edgar Allan Poe (Contributor), Walter Scott (Contributor), Mary Shelley (Contributor)

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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 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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791.43675The arts › Recreational and performing arts › Public performances › Film, Radio, and Television › Film › Special aspects of films, fim adaptations, film genres › Films dealing with the supernatural, mythological, legendary › Paranatural beings of human and semihuman form

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PR1309.S9Language and Literature › English › English Literature › Collections of English literature

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