The Dead Walk
by Andy Black, Steve Earles
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Author: Andy Black, Steve EarlesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-10
ISBN: 0953656489
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Noir Publishing
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Book Review: Interesting Look at Zombie and not so Zombie Films
Summary: 4 Stars
There have been a number of books on zombie films come out in the past few years but none quite as fun as Noir's The Dead Walk. Rather than present a bland guide listing the usual information, Black and Earles go in a bit of a different direction by segmenting their film by clever categories dealing with style, era, and types of zombie films. Add to that they have meticulously research their subject matter and present it with lively text and anecdotes about the films. They don't seek to list every zombie film ever made (although they do cover a LOT of them) but they tend to focus on the more well-known films and some you wouldn't necessarily consider zombie films.
The Dead Walk doesn't list cast and crew details but rather looks at these films and what made them unique to their own era or sub-genre with astute critical analysis. Monochrome Zombies looks at Hollywood's early zombie films like White Zombie and its roots in German Expressionism and I walked with a Zombie. Black and Earles provide plot details but rather that just trying to make another guide they place great emphasis on the film's themes.
One category is solely devoted to the zombie films of George Romero from Night of the Living Dead to Diary of the Dead but also including non-Romero re-makes like Zach Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, noting it's key theme differences and similarities. The book delves into the various Italian and Spanish-produced zombie films like the "Blind Dead" series in a category called Zombies around the Globe.
What I really enjoyed was the inclusion of films not typically thought of as zombie movies...call them cousins...such as the various Mummy films, the Evil Dead series, and others. The book contains over 300 photos in all, most in color. The Dead Walk is a new twist on zombie culture and a must have for fans of the genre.
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