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Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema (Updated & Fully RevisedEdition)
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See moreZombies have terrified audiences for over a century. From the earliest chillers such as I Walked with a Zombie to the Brad Pitt-starring blockbuster World War Z , the undead have proved relentlessly popular. Book of the Dead details the whole morbid history of zombie cinema, now in a completely expanded edition.
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Zombies have terrified audiences for over a century. From the earliest chillers such as I Walked with a Zombie to the Brad Pitt-starring blockbuster World War Z, the undead have proved relentlessly popular.
Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema (Updated & Fully Revised Edition) details the whole morbid history of zombie cinema, now in a completely expanded edition.
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ISBN: 9781781169254
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Illustration: THROUGHOUT
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 196.0mm
Height: 255.0mm
Weight: 1118g
Pages: 448
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Jamie Russell is an author, screenwriter, and journalist. His work has appeared in the Sunday Times, the Guardian, Wired, Total Film, EDGE, and many others. His books include Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood and the bestselling Book of the Dead.
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