Exotic primitivism of death in classical Hollywood living dead films

The classical Hollywood horror exhibited the undead monsters, such as mummies, zombies and vampires, at the time when cultural practices of death and dying were changing in the United States. Consequently, the way death is handled in these films is connected to the ongoing marginalization of death....

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Main Author: Outi Hakola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-11-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/26996