The Written Dead - (Contributions to Zombie Studies) by Kyle William Bishop & Angela Tenga (Paperback)

About the Book

"This collection of new essays examines some of the most influential and inventive zombie literature, from the early stories to the most recent narratives, including some told from a zombie perspective"--

Book Synopsis

From Victor Halperin's White Zombie (1932) to George A. Romero's landmark Night of the Living Dead (1968) and AMC's hugely successful The Walking Dead (2010-), zombie mythology has become an integral part of popular culture. In a reversal of the typical pattern of adaptation, the zombie developed onscreen before appearing in short stories and comic books during the 20th century, and more recently as subjects of more traditional novels. This collection of new essays examines some of the most influential and inventive zombie literature, from the early stories to the most recent narratives, including some told from a zombie perspective.

Review Quotes

"The 13 essays in this volume examine zombies and their cultural, social, and literary significance in stories, novels, and narratives"-ProtoView.

About the Author

Kyle William Bishop is a professor of English and film studies and serves as the English department chair at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. He has presented and published on a number of zombie-related texts and has authored two monographs with McFarland. Angela Tenga is an assistant professor at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. She has offered numerous presentations about the undead, and her work on zombies and other monsters has appeared in Gothic Studies, Supernatural Studies, and The Journal of Popular Culture.