Along with their undead cousins, mummies and vampires, zombies hold a special place in folklore and popular culture, and this illustrated, in-depth guide pays homage to the living dead in all of their various incarnations. From the origins of the zombie legend in Haiti to the resurgence of the zombie's popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, this book examines the presence of the mythical figure across a range of media, from George A. Romero's movies and literature to comics and modern video games. This ...
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Along with their undead cousins, mummies and vampires, zombies hold a special place in folklore and popular culture, and this illustrated, in-depth guide pays homage to the living dead in all of their various incarnations. From the origins of the zombie legend in Haiti to the resurgence of the zombie's popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, this book examines the presence of the mythical figure across a range of media, from George A. Romero's movies and literature to comics and modern video games. This reference is both a fun survey of pop culture as well as a deeper study on the underpinnings of the zombie's continued popularity in society. Junto con otras criaturas fant???sticas como la momia y el vampiro, el zombi desempe???a un papel importante en el folklore y la cultura popular, y esta gu???a ilustrada y minuciosa rinde homenaje a los muertos vivientes en todas sus diversas encarnaciones. Desde los or???genes m???ticos del zombi en Hait??? hasta el resurgimiento de su popularidad a finales del siglo XX y comienzos del siglo XXI, este libro examina la presencia de la figura m???tica a trav???s de diversos medios, desde las pel???culas de George A. Romero y la literatura hasta los c???mics y videojuegos modernos. Esta referencia es tanto un repaso divertido de la cultura popular as??? como un estudio m???s detallado de las razones detr???s de la popularidad duradera del zombi en la sociedad .
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