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Since the living dead first cropped up on the silver screen, their greatest enemy has not been hunters, but critics. Scholars, scientists, even concerned citizens have all argued that these movies depict the living dead in a fantastic, incogitable fashion. Visually ravishing weapons, physically impossible action sequences, larger-than-life human characters, and above all, magical, invincible, even comical ghouls have all added their colors to the controversial rainbow that is “the Zombie Movie.”

(excerpt adapted from Brooks, M. 2003. The zombie survival guide: Complete protection from the living dead. New York: Three Rivers Press)


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