Zombie: The Living Dead

by Rose London

111 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Amy Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure what to think about this, there's almost nothing of importance in the writing, the author just sort of meanders along ideas of undead characters and chucks movie titles amongst the pointless drivel all the while scoffing and bashing the movies incessantly. It's like the author had somehow been forced to watch 70 horror movies against their will and then wrote a book about it. I quit reading 70% in and just looked at the pictures.
The photos and posters are set out nicely though and it's chock full of them, so the pictures are really fun and good, I enjoyed that a lot but you don't learn anything about the films, how they were made or any trivia.
If you just want a vintage book full of classic monster pictures this is great but if you wanted to know something new or learn about the films, this isn't the one to buy.

[Jon · Rating 1 out of 5]

A flat read that's only use is in providing lots of mummy, vampire, and zombie film titles from the 30s to the 60s. This is just a fast overview of these undead monsters, with threadbare to non-existent criticism. London's tone is often so condescending that I wonder if she likes any of these films at all - why is she writing about this when she seems to hate almost everything? She makes no attempt to examine these films through any lens that, while not redeeming the shoddy quality of many of the films, may explain their existence and their historical significance to the horror genre. Instead, it just feels like she hates stuff and is so uninterested in the subject that she doesn't even bother providing an index or list of films referenced. Like many of the films she derides, this book is a real dud.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice general survey of the portrayal of the undead in cinema.
Not a good title but a cool book with tons of pictures.