| Undead in the West II: They Just Keep Coming Contributor(s): Miller, Cynthia J. (Editor), Van Riper, A. Bowdoin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810892642 ISBN-13: 9780810892644 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $109.89 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2013021030 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The undead are back In Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier, Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper assembled a collection of essays that explored the unique intersection of two seemingly distinct genres in cinema: the western and the horror film. In this new volume, Undead in the West II: They Just Keep Coming, Miller and Van Riper expand their examination of undead Westerns to include not only film, but literature, sequential art, gaming, and fan culture (fan fiction, blogging, fan editing, and zombie walks). These essays run the gamut from comics and graphic novels such as American Vampire, Preacher, and Priest, and games like Darkwatch and Red Dead Redemption, to novels and short stories by celebrated writers including Robert E. Howard, Joe R. Lansdale, and Stephen King. Featuring a foreword by renowned science fiction author William F. Nolan (Logan's Run) and an afterword by acclaimed game designer Paul O'Connor (Darkwatch), this collection will appeal to scholars of literature, gaming, and popular culture, as well as to fans of this unique hybrid. |
Contributor Bio(s): Miller, Cynthia J.: - Cynthia Miller is the Film Review Editor of Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies and serves as President of the Literature/Film Association, as well as on the editorial advisory board for The Encyclopedia of Women and Popular Culture.Van Riper, A. Bowdoin: - A. Bowdoin Van Riper is a historian who specializes in depictions of science and technology in popular culture. His publications include Rockets and Missiles: The Life Story of a Technology (2007) and A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and Television (Scarecrow, 2011). |