zombie films

Tales of zombies have been around in several different forms for centuries. However, they exploded into a pop culture phenomenon in the late 1960s. Since that time, public interest in these creatures has only increased. In an effort to keep the stories fresh, people have often put their own spin on how the zombies act and what caused them to turn into monsters. Full-color photographs and informative fact boxes enhance the engaging main text as it gives readers a glimpse into the evolution of zombies.

Looks at the origins of zombie folklore and at the depiction of zombies in motion pictures, including "Night of the Living Dead, " "Resident Evil, " "Zombieland, " and "World War Z.".

In recent years, zombies have become perhaps the most talked about monsters in popular culture worldwide. In these pages, readers will learn the legendary origins of the living dead, including the development of zombie tales in Haitian folklore and how those tales made it back to the United States where Hollywood quickly took over. From there, the text traces out the various manifestations of zombies in film, including such classics as White Zombie, Night of the Living Dead, and the contemporary hit TV series The Walking Dead. A filmography supplements the text with a thorough list of the big screen s zombie offerings! Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Sidebars, Index, Glossary, Web Sites, Bibliography, Detailed Table of Contents.

Dylan plans to make a zombie movie during his town's October scarecrow festival as a project for his media class, but when zombie scarecrows start frightening people he must figure what is going on before he gets the blame.

"This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition. Closely examining influential works Victor Halperin's White Zombie, Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie, Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2, Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead, Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, and, of course, Romero's entire "Dead" series, it establishes Zombies in Gothic tradition"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a brief description of the making of 1950s science-fiction movies featuring zombies including "Night of the Living Dead.".