A History of the Undead: Mummies, Vampires and Zombies 1526769069, 9781526769060

A cultural exploration of the myth of the mummy, vampire and zombie. Are you a fan of the undead? Watch lots of Mummy,

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English Pages 216 Year 2021

A History of the Undead: Mummies, Vampires and Zombies
1526769069, 9781526769060

Explores the intersection of the vampire and zombie with 21st Century dystopian and post-apocalyptic cinema Twenty-firs

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The vampire and the zombie, the two most popular incarnations of the undead, are brought together for a forensic critica

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The undead are more alive today than ever. Immortal? Indeed! Nothing has sunk its teeth into twenty-first century popula

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From movies to comics to graphic novels, monsters and their ilk tap into the terror that lurks in the darkest regions of

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Nearly a hundred years after its debut in 1897, Dracula is still one of the most popular of all Gothic narratives, alway

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An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created

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Looking beyond Euro-Anglo-US centric zombie narratives, Decolonizing the Undead reconsiders representations and allegori

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Even if you've never seen a zombie movie or television show, you could identify an undead ghoul if you saw one. Wit

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Nearly a hundred years after its debut in 1897, Dracula is still one of the most popular of all Gothic narratives, alway

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New Orleans has a reputation as a home for creatures of the night. Popular books, movies and television shows have cemen

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