A highly informative and entertaining study of the diverse zombie film phenomenon. Included are a visual feast of wide-ranging and often shocking films - from the monoschomatic epics of the 1930s and 40s, the science-fiction oriented films of the 1950s and the video nasties of the 1980s. Provides a fascinating insight into films from across the globe as well as devoting proper attention to leading filmmakers of the genre, including George A. Romero and Lucio Fulci.