Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zombies in the 21st Century

by Stacey Abbott

Book Overview

Twenty-first century film and television is overwhelmed with images of the undead. Vampires and zombies have often been seen as oppositional: one alluring, the other repellant; one seductive, the other infectious. With case studies of films like I Am Legend and 28 Days Later, as well as TV programmes like Angel and The Walking Dead, this book challenges these popular assumptions and reveals the increasing interconnection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748694900
• ISBN13: 9780748694907
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"