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Zombies : a cultural history / by Luckhurst, Roger,author.(CARDINAL)641432;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index.The zombie has shuffled with dead-eyed, remorseless menace from its beginnings in obscure folklore and primitive superstition to become the dominant image of the undead today. In contemporary visions of global apocalypse, such as the films 28 Days Later, I Am Legend and World War Z and the phenomenally successful TV series The Walking Dead, the zombie has reached its apotheosis. Zombies have infected the cinema of nearly every nation, from France to Australia, Argentina, and Brazil to China and Japan. This absorbing history tracks zombies from their emergence in nineteenth-century writings about the Caribbean, through their slow transmission and mutation into the popular pulp fictions of America in the 1920s and '30s, to the arrival of the cinematic zombie, and reveals how after 1945 the walking dead swarmed into comics, pulp novels, B-movie cinema, horror fiction and video games. Zombies: A Cultural History sifts materials from anthropology, folklore, travel writing, colonial histories, long-forgotten pulp literature, B-movies, medical history and cultural theory to give a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster.--From jacket flap.
Subjects: History.; Zombies.; Zombies; Zombies in art.; Zombies in literature.; Zombies in motion pictures.; Zombies in popular culture.;
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The world's scariest zombies / by Hamilton, Sue L.,1959-author.(CARDINAL)364736;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.The world's scariest zombies -- History -- Zombie creators -- Making a zombie -- Zombie sightings -- Real zombies -- How to kill a zombie -- Zombies in the media -- Are supernatural zombies real? -- Xtreme challenge."This title introduces you to one of the world's most popular legendary monsters. Your readers will learn about the real-life history surrounding zombies and see how the creatures are reflected in different cultures."--910LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Zombies in literature; Zombies in mass media; Zombies in popular culture; Zombies;
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Encyclopedia of the zombie : the walking dead in popular culture and myth / by Pulliam, June Michele,editor.; Fonseca, Anthony J.,editor.;
Includes filmography (pages 329-346), bibliographical references (pages 347-355) and index."A fascinating read for anyone from general readers to hardcore fans and scholars, this encyclopedia covers virtually every aspect of the zombie as cultural phenomenon, including film, literature, folklore, music, video games, and events"--
Subjects: Zombies; Zombies in motion pictures.;
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Lights, camera-- zombies! / by Dixon, Franklin W.,author.(CARDINAL)515316; Burroughs, Scott,illustrator.(CARDINAL)498328;
When a film crew sets up shop to film the latest zombie flick, Frank, Joe, and their friends are really psyched that there will be fake zombies running around, until someone claims they saw a real one.Ages 6-9.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Brothers; Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters); Motion pictures; Zombie films; Zombies in popular culture.; Zombies;
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Zombies in America / by Bailey, Diane,1966-(CARDINAL)486916;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-45) and index.Zombies in New Orleans -- Out of Haiti -- Throughout the South -- Zombies in popular culture.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Zombies;
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Zombies : the truth behind history's terrifying flesh-eaters / by Goldsworthy, Steve,author.(CARDINAL)500130;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The world of zombies -- Zombies in the ancient world -- Medieval zombie lore -- Hunting the living dead -- Zombies everywhere."Describes ancient history, medieval lore, and modern portrayals of zombies in today's popular culture"--8-12.Grades 4-6.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Zombies; Zombies; Zombies in literature;
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Zombies / by Schuh, Mari C.,1975-(CARDINAL)353698; Sautter, Aaron.(CARDINAL)349895;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index."A brief explanation of the legendary monsters called zombies, including their development through history and their use in popular culture"--Provided by publisher.670LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Zombies;
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The science of zombies / by Anderhagen, Anna,author.(CARDINAL)888842;
Includes online resources and index.Rotting flesh -- Terrifying terminology -- Zombies of the past -- Zombies & vodou -- Zombies in popular culture -- A real zombie story? -- Scientific explanations -- Science vs. stories -- Xtreme challenge -- Zombie horror lab -- Glossary -- Online resoures -- Index.Are zombies real? In this title, readers learn about the history of zombies from ancient times to the present day, including the vodou religion, why people believed, media portrayals of zombies, and scientific explanations for zombie stories. Read the shocking zombie experience of Haitian Clairvius Narcisse! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo.
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Zombies; Monsters;
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How to be a zombie : the essential guide for anyone who craves brains / by Valentino, Serena.(CARDINAL)424514;
Discusses various aspects of zombie lore from popular culture, covering how to identify what type of zombie one might be, how to blend in with the living, and more, with short graphic novels based on zombie themes.
Subjects: Zombies.;
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How to survive the Apocalypse : zombies, cylons, faith, and politics at the end of the world / by Joustra, Robert,author.(CARDINAL)592505; Wilkinson, Alissa,author.(CARDINAL)413242;
Includes bibliographical references.The world is going to hell -- A short history of the secular age -- A short history of the Apocalypse -- Keep calm and fight the cylons: new ways to be human -- Remember my name: antiheroes and inescapable horizons -- A lonely man, his computer, and the politics of recognition -- Winter is coming: the slide to subjectivism -- How to survive the zombie Apocalypse -- The scandal of subtler languages -- May the odds be ever in your favor: learning to love faithful institutions -- On Babylon's side.The world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse -- cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios -- in contemporary entertainment. In How to Survive the Apocalypse Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson examine a number of popular stories -- from the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica to the purging of innocence in Game of Thrones to the hordes of zombies in The Walking Dead -- and argue that such apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties. Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a cultural context.
Subjects: End of the world.;
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