{"product_id":"gospel-of-the-living-dead-kim-paffenroth-9781481306973","title":"Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2006 Bram Stoker Award, \u003ci\u003eGospel of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e connects American social and religious views with the classic American movie genre of the zombie horror film. For nearly forty years, the films of George A. Romero have presented viewers with hellish visions of our world overrun by flesh-eating ghouls. This study proves that Romero's films, like apocalyptic literature or Dante's \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e, go beyond the surface experience of repulsion to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, often giving a chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Paffenroth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481306979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481306973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Kim Paffenroth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989131624703,"sku":"9781481306973","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46a978a9-47df-44f9-916f-4ac128ec78d2.jpg?v=1683297779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gospel-of-the-living-dead-kim-paffenroth-9781481306973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}