Zombie movies : the ultimate guide / Glenn Kay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kay, Glenn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zombie films--History and criticism.

Zombie films.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Featuring chronological reviews of more than 300 zombie films-from 1932's White Zombie to the AMC series The Walking Dead-this thorough, uproarious guide traces the evolution of one of horror cinema's most popular and terrifying creations. Fans will learn exactly what makes a zombie a zombie, go behind the scenes with a chilling production diary from Land of the Dead, peruse a bizarre list of the oddest things ever seen in undead cinema, and immerse themselves in a detailed rundown of the 25 greatest zombie films ever made. Containing an illustrated zombie rating system, ranging from "Highly Recommended" to "Avoid at All Costs" and "So Bad It's Good," the book also features lengthy interviews with numerous talents from in front of and behind the camera. This updated and expanded second edition contains more than 100 new and rediscovered films, providing plenty of informative and entertaining brain food for movie fans.

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Alejandro Brugués; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Origins; 2 The 1930s: The Zombie Film's Beginnings; 3 The 1940s: Laughing at the Zombies . . . and an Early End?; 4 The 1950s: The Drive-In, the Atom Bomb, and the Radioactive Zombie; 5 The 1960s: The Weird, Wild Psychedelic Era and the Reinvention of the Zombie; Know Your Monsters!; 6 The 1970s: Spanish Zombies, Satire, and Blaxploitation; Some of the Weirdest/Funniest/Most Disturbing Things I've Seen in Zombie Films; 7 The 1980s: Italy Reigns and the Horror Boom Explodes . . . and Fizzles

Interview: Antonella FulciInterview: Greg Nicotero; 8 The 1990s: The End of the Zombie-and a Resurrection in Video Games and on DVD; Interview: Tom Savini; Interview: Stuart Conran; 9 The 2000s: Viral Infections, the Fast-Moving Zombie, and a Renaissance in Undead Cinema; Interview: Colin Geddes; Interview: John Migliore; Interview: Jennifer Baxter; Adventures Undercover as a Zombie on Land of the Dead!; Interview: Andrew Currie; Interview: Gaslight Studio; Interview: Bruce McDonald; Interview: Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza; The Highest-Grossing Zombie Films of All Time

10 The 2010s: The Zombies Hit Prime TimeUpcoming Zombie Flicks; 11 The Greatest Zombie Films Ever Made; Appendix: Zombieless Zombie Movies; Bibliography; Index of Film Titles; Index of Directors; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61374-423-4

OCLC:

815388954