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Wetmore on Romero Zombies as Markers of Their Times

January 29th, 2012 | Posted in 9/11, horror, Kevin Wetmore, zombie, zombie walks

Zombies are more than the monsters of the moment. While their popularity is at an all time high in popular culture, they have been with us decades, and their meaning changes as our cultural fears evolve. In the following interview, Kevin Wetmore discusses his exploration of the shifting meanings related to Romero’s zombies that he […]

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Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

January 16th, 2012 | Posted in documentary, zombie, zombie Jesus, zombie walks

After revising my essay on the Zombie Walk phenomenon and Zombie Jesus for the forthcoming volume The Undead and Theology, I discovered Dead Meat Walking: A Documentary on Zombie Walks, currently in production and scheduled for release in the Fall of 2012. The web page has little other than the video and the following description. […]

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Kevin Wetmore on Dawn of the Dead (2004) and the Zombie Terrorist

January 13th, 2012 | Posted in 9/11, zombie

I am currently finishing up Kevin Wetmore’s fine volume, Back from the Dead: Remakes of the Romero Zombie Films as Markers of Their Time (McFarland and Company, 2011) with an eye toward an interview in the near future. This morning I read the chapter that discussed the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead. Wetmore […]

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The Walking Dead, Albert Camus, and the Fundamental Question of Philosophy

October 30th, 2011 | Posted in The Walking Dead, zombie

Last week The Walking Dead intersected with religion in wrestling the big questions of life in the face of apocalypse and life as the seemingly absurd. Tonight, with the episode “Save the Last One,” it not only raised questions about God’s existence,but also perfectly illustrated an existential question from twentieth century philosopher Albert Camus. In […]

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ABC News Nightline: Zombies! The New Horror Obsession

October 29th, 2011 | Posted in horror, zombie
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Zombies: A Living History on The History Channel

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in horror, zombie

Zombies: A Living History, will air on Tuesday, October 25 on The History Channel. See local listings for times. Curiously. the program does not show up on a search of the channel’s website.

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The Walking Dead Goes to Church: The Search for the Divine in “What Lies Ahead”

October 19th, 2011 | Posted in The Walking Dead, theological reflection, zombie, zombie Jesus

Last Sunday night AMC aired the premiere episode for season 2 of The Walking Dead. In the process the series set new records: The 90-minute episode drew 7.3 million total viewers, becoming the strongest telecast for any drama in basic cable history among two key demos. The zombie drama based on Robert Kirkman’s long-running comics […]

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Andrea Subissati: When There’s No More Room in Hell

September 17th, 2011 | Posted in George Romero, zombie, zombie walks

One of the great things about having a niche blog like this one is finding fellow academics exploring the horrific and fantastic. This was the case with Andrea Subissati who wrote her MA thesis When There’s No More Room in Hell on the sociology of zombies, since published as a book through Lambert Academic Publishing. […]

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The Undead and Theology to be Published by Wipf & Stock

September 3rd, 2011 | Posted in The Undead and Theology, theology, undead, vampire, zombie

The Undead and Theology has found a publisher in Wipf & Stock. My co-editor Kim Paffenroth signed the contract this week. Submissions by the contributors are due at year’s end. Here is a description, as well as a list of contributors and their chapter topics. Overview Kim Paffenroth and John W. Morehead, editors The academy […]

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The Undead and Theology Essay Collection Selected

July 3rd, 2011 | Posted in The Undead and Theology, theology, undead, vampire, zombie

An idea that brewed in the fertile brains of Kim Paffenroth, Matt Cardin, and myself, has taken a major step toward becoming reality. Working with Kim Paffenroth as co-editor, and having sifted through a number of submissions after a call for papers, we have chosen the lineup for an upcoming essay collection on THE UNDEAD […]

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