A History of the Undead: Mummies, Vampires and Zombies

by Charlotte Booth

Overview

A history of Western culture’s fascination with undead creatures in film and television.

Are you a fan of the undead? Watch lots of mummy, zombie and vampire movies and TV shows? Have you ever wondered if they could be “real?”

This book, A History of the Undead, unravels the truth behind these popular reanimated corpses.

Starting with the common representations in Western media through the decades, we go back in time to find the origins of the myths. Using a combination of folklore, religion and archaeological studies we find out the reality behind the walking dead. You may be surprised at what you find . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526769077
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	04/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Charlotte Booth is a freelance Egyptologist with a PhD in Egyptology. She has had numerous books and articles published on all aspects of Egyptology.

Table of Contents

Illustrations vi

Introduction viii

Chapter 1 Mummies in the West 1

Chapter 2 Unwrapping the Mummy Myth 41

Chapter 3 Zombies in the Modern West 64

Chapter 4 Identifying Zombie X 96

Chapter 5 Vampires in Western Media 117

Chapter 6 The Modern Vampire 143

Chapter 7 Uncovering the Vampire Myth 155

References 182

Notes 190

Index 210