Author: Jovanka Vuckovic
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 0312656505
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Celebrates zombie pop culture that has evolved since "Night of the Living Dead," tracing early mythological origins in African folklore and Haitian voodoo as well as modern incarnations in film, literature, and video gaming.
Zombies!
Author: Jovanka Vuckovic
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 0312656505
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Celebrates zombie pop culture that has evolved since "Night of the Living Dead," tracing early mythological origins in African folklore and Haitian voodoo as well as modern incarnations in film, literature, and video gaming.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 0312656505
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Celebrates zombie pop culture that has evolved since "Night of the Living Dead," tracing early mythological origins in African folklore and Haitian voodoo as well as modern incarnations in film, literature, and video gaming.
Zombie Culture
Author: Shawn McIntosh
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810860430
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Why have zombies resonated so pervasively in the popular imagination and in media, especially films? Why have they proved to be one of the most versatile and popular monster types in the growing video game industry? What makes zombies such widespread symbols of horror and dread, and how have portrayals of zombies in movies changed and evolved to fit contemporary fears, anxieties, and social issues? Zombies have held a unique place in film and popular culture throughout most of the 20th century. Rare in that this enduring monster type originated in non-European folk culture rather than the Gothic tradition from which monsters like vampires and werewolves have emerged, zombies have in many ways superseded these Gothic monsters in popular entertainment and the public imagination and have increasingly been used in discussions ranging from the philosophy of mind to computer lingo to the business press. Zombie Culture brings together scholars from a variety of fields, including cinema studies, popular culture, and video game studies, who have examined the living dead through a variety of lenses. By looking at how portrayals of zombies have evolved from their folkloric roots and entered popular culture, readers will gain deeper insights into what zombies mean in terms of the public psyche, how they represent societal fears, and how their evolving portrayals continue to reflect underlying beliefs of The Other, contagion, and death.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810860430
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Why have zombies resonated so pervasively in the popular imagination and in media, especially films? Why have they proved to be one of the most versatile and popular monster types in the growing video game industry? What makes zombies such widespread symbols of horror and dread, and how have portrayals of zombies in movies changed and evolved to fit contemporary fears, anxieties, and social issues? Zombies have held a unique place in film and popular culture throughout most of the 20th century. Rare in that this enduring monster type originated in non-European folk culture rather than the Gothic tradition from which monsters like vampires and werewolves have emerged, zombies have in many ways superseded these Gothic monsters in popular entertainment and the public imagination and have increasingly been used in discussions ranging from the philosophy of mind to computer lingo to the business press. Zombie Culture brings together scholars from a variety of fields, including cinema studies, popular culture, and video game studies, who have examined the living dead through a variety of lenses. By looking at how portrayals of zombies have evolved from their folkloric roots and entered popular culture, readers will gain deeper insights into what zombies mean in terms of the public psyche, how they represent societal fears, and how their evolving portrayals continue to reflect underlying beliefs of The Other, contagion, and death.
The Frighteners
Author: Peter Laws
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510726772
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Frighteners is a bizarrely compelling, laugh-out-loud exploration of societies’ fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright terrifying side of life. The author--self proclaimed “sinister minister”--opens the book by reflecting on how he went from a horror-obsessed atheist to a God-fearing Christian and then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith. In the chapters that follow, Laws takes us on a worldwide romp to shine light on the dark corners of our own minds. An American hell house--controversial Christian “haunted houses” that act out the horrors of abortion, drug use, etc.—hosts his reflection on the use of horror in religion. A party in London with real life “vampires” exemplifies modern sexual fascination with the parasitic undead. He goes ghost hunting in an underground barbershop where a murderer used to cut hair. A professor in Denmark who is an expert on the recent Slenderman court case helps him explore the link between technology and the supernatural. In accessible and light-hearted prose, Peter Laws takes us from the dark corners of his mind to the underbelly of various macabre cultures to illuminate society’s preoccupation with death and horror. The Frighteners combines psychology, religious theory, and personal memoir to create a dynamic and fascinating read that is informative and entertaining.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510726772
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Frighteners is a bizarrely compelling, laugh-out-loud exploration of societies’ fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright terrifying side of life. The author--self proclaimed “sinister minister”--opens the book by reflecting on how he went from a horror-obsessed atheist to a God-fearing Christian and then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith. In the chapters that follow, Laws takes us on a worldwide romp to shine light on the dark corners of our own minds. An American hell house--controversial Christian “haunted houses” that act out the horrors of abortion, drug use, etc.—hosts his reflection on the use of horror in religion. A party in London with real life “vampires” exemplifies modern sexual fascination with the parasitic undead. He goes ghost hunting in an underground barbershop where a murderer used to cut hair. A professor in Denmark who is an expert on the recent Slenderman court case helps him explore the link between technology and the supernatural. In accessible and light-hearted prose, Peter Laws takes us from the dark corners of his mind to the underbelly of various macabre cultures to illuminate society’s preoccupation with death and horror. The Frighteners combines psychology, religious theory, and personal memoir to create a dynamic and fascinating read that is informative and entertaining.
Survivors
Author: Z.A. Recht
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451628838
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The long-awaited finale of Z.A. Recht’s “action-packed zombie extravaganza” (Ryan C. Thomas) that began with the acclaimed novels Plague of the Dead and Thunder and Ashes. . . . THE MORNINGSTAR STRAIN WAS THE END OF THE WORLD. In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, two separate bands of survivors journey across a decimated America, each with the desperate goal of finding the cure for the virulent plague that threatens the existence of humankind—or what’s left of it. Now it’s up to these inheritors of the future to outlive their waking nightmare, any way they can. BUT FOR THESE SURVIVORS, IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING. One group includes a brilliant virologist; for the other, an immune soldier proves invaluable. Battling infected and marauding raiders at every turn, the teams soon uncover the devious plans of Sawyer, an agent of the Chairman of the Reunited States of America, who believes that Dr. Anna Demilio already has the cure, and he will stop at nothing to find her. Now, with the salvation of the world and their own souls on the line, how far will the survivors go to emerge victorious?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451628838
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The long-awaited finale of Z.A. Recht’s “action-packed zombie extravaganza” (Ryan C. Thomas) that began with the acclaimed novels Plague of the Dead and Thunder and Ashes. . . . THE MORNINGSTAR STRAIN WAS THE END OF THE WORLD. In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, two separate bands of survivors journey across a decimated America, each with the desperate goal of finding the cure for the virulent plague that threatens the existence of humankind—or what’s left of it. Now it’s up to these inheritors of the future to outlive their waking nightmare, any way they can. BUT FOR THESE SURVIVORS, IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING. One group includes a brilliant virologist; for the other, an immune soldier proves invaluable. Battling infected and marauding raiders at every turn, the teams soon uncover the devious plans of Sawyer, an agent of the Chairman of the Reunited States of America, who believes that Dr. Anna Demilio already has the cure, and he will stop at nothing to find her. Now, with the salvation of the world and their own souls on the line, how far will the survivors go to emerge victorious?
Willful Monstrosity
Author: Natalie Wilson
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476637261
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Taking in a wide range of film, television, and literature, this volume explores 21st century horror and its monsters from an intersectional perspective with a marked emphasis on gender and race. The analysis, which covers over 70 narratives, is organized around four primary monstrous figures--zombies, vampires, witches and monstrous women. Arguing that the current horror renaissance is populated with willful monsters that subvert prevailing cultural norms and systems of power, the discussion reads horror in relation to topics of particular import in the contemporary moment--rampant sexual violence, unbridled capitalist greed, brutality against people of color, militarism, and the patriarchy's refusal to die. Examining ground-breaking films and television shows such as Get Out, Us, The Babadook, A Quiet Place, Stranger Things, Penny Dreadful, and The Passage, as well as works by key authors like Justin Cronin, Carmen Maria Machado, Helen Oyeyemi, Margo Lanagan, and Jeanette Winterson, this monograph offers a thorough account of the horror landscape and what it says about the 21st century world.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476637261
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Taking in a wide range of film, television, and literature, this volume explores 21st century horror and its monsters from an intersectional perspective with a marked emphasis on gender and race. The analysis, which covers over 70 narratives, is organized around four primary monstrous figures--zombies, vampires, witches and monstrous women. Arguing that the current horror renaissance is populated with willful monsters that subvert prevailing cultural norms and systems of power, the discussion reads horror in relation to topics of particular import in the contemporary moment--rampant sexual violence, unbridled capitalist greed, brutality against people of color, militarism, and the patriarchy's refusal to die. Examining ground-breaking films and television shows such as Get Out, Us, The Babadook, A Quiet Place, Stranger Things, Penny Dreadful, and The Passage, as well as works by key authors like Justin Cronin, Carmen Maria Machado, Helen Oyeyemi, Margo Lanagan, and Jeanette Winterson, this monograph offers a thorough account of the horror landscape and what it says about the 21st century world.
Zombie Takeover
Author: Michele Israel Harper
Publisher: Love2readlove2write Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781943788088
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Meet the world's biggest scaredy-cat, Candace Marshall. She won't watch horror movies or sleep with the lights off. Seriously. Throw in zombies and life-or-death survival alongside her favorite actor, Gavin Bailey, and things get interesting fast. She might even surprise herself with courage. But just when it can't get worse than zombies, it doe
Publisher: Love2readlove2write Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781943788088
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Meet the world's biggest scaredy-cat, Candace Marshall. She won't watch horror movies or sleep with the lights off. Seriously. Throw in zombies and life-or-death survival alongside her favorite actor, Gavin Bailey, and things get interesting fast. She might even surprise herself with courage. But just when it can't get worse than zombies, it doe
Animated Landscapes
Author: Chris Pallant
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501320114
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The first comprehensive study of animated landscapes across media.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501320114
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The first comprehensive study of animated landscapes across media.
Blood Lite III: Aftertaste
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
An anthology of twenty-one funny-scary stories from members of the Horror Writers Association.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
An anthology of twenty-one funny-scary stories from members of the Horror Writers Association.
White Hot Grief Parade
Author: Alexandra Silber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681778300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Alexandra “Al” Silber seems to have everything: brilliance, beauty, and talent in spades. But when her beloved father dies after a decade-long battle with cancer when she is just a teenager, it feels like the end of everything. Lost in grief, Al and her mother hardly know where to begin with the rest of their lives.Into this grieving house burst Al’s three friends from theater camp, determined to help out as only drama students know how. Over the course of that winter, the household will do battle with everything Death can throw at them—meddling relatives, merciless bureaucracy, soul-sapping sadness, the endless Tupperware. They will learn (almost) everything about love and will eventually return to the world, each altered by their time in a home by a river.Told with raw passion, candor, and wit, White Hot Grief Parade is an ode to the restorative power of family and friendship—and the unbreakable bond, even in death, between father and daughter.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681778300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Alexandra “Al” Silber seems to have everything: brilliance, beauty, and talent in spades. But when her beloved father dies after a decade-long battle with cancer when she is just a teenager, it feels like the end of everything. Lost in grief, Al and her mother hardly know where to begin with the rest of their lives.Into this grieving house burst Al’s three friends from theater camp, determined to help out as only drama students know how. Over the course of that winter, the household will do battle with everything Death can throw at them—meddling relatives, merciless bureaucracy, soul-sapping sadness, the endless Tupperware. They will learn (almost) everything about love and will eventually return to the world, each altered by their time in a home by a river.Told with raw passion, candor, and wit, White Hot Grief Parade is an ode to the restorative power of family and friendship—and the unbreakable bond, even in death, between father and daughter.
Infection
Author: Elle Klass
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0998270989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
When Maddie and Bryce touch, she knows her zombie dream wasn¿t simply a dream but a premonition. It¿s up to her and Bryce to save the world from the doomsday sickness that will kill everyone ¿ in a manner of speaking.They soon learn the zombies aren¿t the only horrors that await them in the new fight-or-die world. They battle by each other¿s side as the infection spreads globally.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0998270989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
When Maddie and Bryce touch, she knows her zombie dream wasn¿t simply a dream but a premonition. It¿s up to her and Bryce to save the world from the doomsday sickness that will kill everyone ¿ in a manner of speaking.They soon learn the zombies aren¿t the only horrors that await them in the new fight-or-die world. They battle by each other¿s side as the infection spreads globally.