Description
Winner of the 2006 Bram Stoker Award, Gospel of the Living Dead 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 Romero's films, like apocalyptic literature or Dante's 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.
Author: Kim Paffenroth
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 08/15/2020
Pages: 205
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9781481306973
ISBN10: 1481306979
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | History
- Performing Arts | Film | Direction & Production
- Religion | Christian Living | General
About the Author
Kim Paffenroth (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is Professor of Religious Studies at Iona College