Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth

摘要

Zombies are abundant in current popular culture, and the field of zombie studies is rapidly expanding. From The Walking Dead television series to the numerous "zombie walks" cropping up in just about every city, the public seems captivated by the undead. Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth is a valuable reference book for the scholar and zombie aficionado. Editors Pulliam and Fonseca cover many facets of zombie mythos in this encyclopedia. Available as a 381-page print resource or as an e-resource, as reviewed here, this encyclopedia covers numerous entries related to zombies. The encyclopedia is structured alphabetically to facilitate its use as a research tool. An appendix follows the entries and covers the chronology of zombie films, followed by another appendix on academic studies on zombies. A list of further reading resources is included at the end. The entries are limited to representations of the zombie that are notable in some way.