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This collection explores artistic representations of vegetal life
that imperil human life, voicing anxieties about our relationship
to other life forms with which we share the earth. From medieval
manuscript illustrations to modern works of science fiction and
horror, plants that manifest monstrous agency defy human control,
challenge anthropocentric perception, and exact a violent vengeance
for our blind and exploitative practices. Plant Horror explores how
depictions of monster plants reveal concerns about the viability of
our prevailing belief systems and dominant ideologies- as well as a
deep-seated fear about human vulnerability in an era of deepening
ecological crisis. Films discussed include The Day of the Triffids,
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wicker Man, Swamp Thing, and
The Happening.
From Victor Halperin's White Zombie (1932) to George A. Romero's
landmark Night of the Living Dead (1968) and AMC's hugely
successful The Walking Dead (2010-), zombie mythology has become an
integral part of popular culture. In a reversal of the typical
pattern of adaptation, the zombie developed onscreen before
appearing in short stories and comic books during the 20th century,
and more recently as subjects of more traditional novels. This
collection of new essays examines some of the most influential and
inventive zombie literature, from the early stories to the most
recent narratives, including some told from a zombie perspective.
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