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Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth

hardcover – September 1, 2006
by Paffenroth, Kim
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ISBN-13: 9781932792652 ISBN-10: 1932792651
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Binding
hardcover
Published
September 1, 2006
Weight
0.7 lbs
Dimensions
22.80×2.20×15.20 cm

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Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth by Paffenroth, Kim. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781932792652.

Winner of the silver medal in popular culture for the 2006 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards. This volume connects American social and religious views with the classic American movie genre of the zombie horror film. For nearly forty years, the films of George A. Romero have presented viewers with hellish visions of our world overrun by flesh-eating ghouls. This study proves that Romeros films, like apocalyptic literature or Dantes Commedia, go beyond the surface experience of repulsion to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, often giving a chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America.