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Fascinating study of the cult classic that launched the modern zombie genre. Presents the historical context in which the film was shown, how it spoke to its audience and how America reacted.
Reviews
'Within its short confine of pages, he [Hervey]Â manages to give the film's production history, narrative, reception, influences, and moral and political implications in an easy, flowing style free of jargon, and, though brief, is an essential newcomer to any horror fan or Romero buff's library.' - DK Holm, The Vancouver Voice
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'This particular volume of the "BFI Film Classics" series is illuminating and educational. Anyone with an interest in horror films generally will find it fascinating and students of social history will find the analyses contained stimulating and informative...Highly recommended.' - Neale Monks, SF CrowsnestÂ
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'Ben Hervey makes an excellent fist of uniting all the tales of George A. Romero's genre-defining debut.' - EmpireÂ
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'Night of the Living Dead is another worthy additon to the bookshelf.' - Filmwerk
About the author
BEN HERVEY has taught and lectured in Film Studies and Anglo-American Literature at the Universities of Oxford and Reading, UK. He now works mainly as a film historian and screenwriter, and has written for Sight& Sound.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Night of the Living Dead
Authors: Ben A. Hervey
Series Title: BFI Film Classics
Publisher: British Film Institute London
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84457-546-6Published: 18 June 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 128
Topics: American Cinema, Film History