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

by Kim Paffenroth

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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.
  • ISBN10 1932792651
  • ISBN13 9781932792652
  • Publish Date 30 September 2006 (first published 1 January 2006)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 1 September 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Baylor University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 205
  • Language English