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Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier

Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier

by Cynthia J . Miller (Editor), A . Bowdoin Van Riper (Editor)

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    Hardcover 2012

    $120.53
Synopsis

Undead in the West is a collection of essays that explore the many tropes and themes through which undead Westerns make the genre's inner plagues and demons visible, and lay siege to a frontier tied to myths of strength, ingenuity, freedom, and independence. Featuring several illustrations and a filmography, the volume is divided into three sections: Reanimating Classic Western Tropes examines traditional Western characters, symbolism, and plot devices and how they are given new life in undead Westerns; The Moral Order Under Siege explores the ways in which the undead confront classic values and morality tales embodied in Western films; and And Hell Followed with Him looks at justice, retribution, and retaliation at the hands of undead angels and avengers.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 344
 Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 17 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 0810885441
ISBN 13: 9780810885448

Media Reviews
No other such treatment of the topic [undead Western] exists. . . .The contributions provide valuable insights and arguments into the cultural value of this hybrid film genre. . . .The group of essays will interest scholars of horror and Westerns alike. As the strict protocols of genre fiction become less defined and more fluid among juxtaposed subgenres, collections such as this one from Miller and Van Riper will become more valuable to teachers and students of film and cultural studies. This collection is particularly valuable in its redefining of the revisionist Western, its attention to lesser known horror works, and its . . . subtle explorations of adapted narratives and text clusters. * Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts *
Author Bio
Cynthia J. Miller is the Film Review Editor of Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies, and she serves as President of the Literature/Film Association, as well as editorial advisory board member for The Encyclopedia of Women and Popular Culture. She is the editor of Too Bold for the Box Office: The Mockumentary from Big Screen to Small (Scarecrow, 2012). 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). Van Riper and Miller are coeditors of 1950's Rocketman TV Series and Their Fans: Cadets, Rangers, and Junior Space Men (2012).