The 1932 horror film White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi has received controversial attention from film reviewers and scholars--but it is unarguably a cult classic worthy of study. This book analyzes the film text from nearly every possible viewpoint, using both academic and popular film theories. Also supplied is an extensive intellectual history of the predecessor works to White Zombie, as well as information on the significance it carried for subsequent books and films, its theatrical release around the country, its modern cultural influence, and the attempts to restore the film to its original state. Other noteworthy features of this work include an in-depth biography of White Zombie director Victor Halperin, the first complete study of his life and career, and 244 images and photographs.
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exhaustive...[ a] massively documented work...deserves to be emulated as a model for single-film scholarship in the futureC&RL News; this text represents one of the most important contributions that this publisher often provides to the academic world...a fascinating wealth of thoroughly researched evidenceFilm Quarterly; detailedsuperbpenned with enthusiasm and complete authoritybenefits from some exceptionally rare stills and promotional itemsfascinating...impossible to imagine how this could be betteredFilm Review; exhaustively researched, filled with new information about the film, its star, and its director. Every aspect of the film is dissected. The book is nothing less than a history lesson. Rhodes research is so amazing...[ he] should be applauded for giving White Zombie, its star, and its director the recognition they all so richly deserve. Thanks to [ him] generations to come will be able to study Bela Lugosis life and work with a detail never before seen in the annals of film historyFilmfax; explor[ es] every aspect of the film...entertaining...an incredible appendix...fascinating facts and materials...a horror mavens heaven!! A one-of-a-kind book that leaves you...hypnotized! Rhodes has filled a gap in movie history...magnificent...stunningClassic Images; an exhaustive account...most impressive in its tireless research and impeccable scholarship...the book quickly wins over the reader with its wealth of fascinating information...really comes to life with its biography of director Halperin interwoven with a meticulous reconstruction of his unique but little documented career...its a winnerLittle Shoppe of Horrors; exhaustive detail...a wealth of informationPop Matters; exhaustive...audio commentary is exemplaryBig Reel; massive...excellent...loaded with rare stills and illustrations...fascinating readingScarlet Street; everything you ever wanted to know about White Zombie...is all here and then some...exhaustive...profusely illustrated...the most thorough treatment ever lavished upon a single low-budget genre film...read the bookVideoScope; a joy to have and holda classic bookCult Movies; outstandingmeticulously research[ ed]delivers everything youd ever want to know about this cult-classican astounding piece of workShock Cinema; exhaustive...a very fine jobScience Fiction Chronicle; definitiveInterzone; exhaustive...worthwhileThe Intelligencer Record.
Table of Contents
Foreword by George E. Turner
Introduction
Chapter
Analyzing the Texts and Contexts: White Zombie Under Scrutiny
Chapter
Casting the Mold: The Pre-Halperin World of Voodoo and Zombies
Chapter Three
Bringing an Independent Film to Life: White Zombie in Production
Chapter Four
Exhibiting the Land of the Living Dead: White Zombie on First Release
Chapter Five
Continuing the Tradition: More Voodoo, More Zombies
Chapter
Creeping Back from the Grave: White Zombie's Modern Cultural Impact
Chapter Seven
Preserving the History: The Restoration of White Zombie
Chapter Eight
Re-examining the Reputation: White Zombie Under Modern Critical Scrutiny
Chapter Nine
Reviewing the Literature: White Zombie in Print
Chapter
Reconstructing a Director: The Life and Career of Victor Hugo Halperin
Appendix A: Reviews of The Magic Island
Appendix B: Zombie Program Information
Appendix C: Reviews of Zombie
Appendix D: White Zombie Cast and Credits
Appendix E: White Zombie Pressbook Information
Appendix F: Additional White Zombie Ballyhoo
Appendix G: Reviews of White Zombie
Appendix H: White Zombie Theater Grosses
Appendix I: White Zombie British Pressbook Information
Appendix J: White Zombie Videocassette Releases
Appendix K: Subsequent Careers of White Zombie's Cast, Crew, and Auxiliaries
Appendix L: Revolt of the Zombies Pressbook Information
Appendix M: Victor Halperin Family Scrapbook Photographs
Appendix N: Cast and Credits for Other Victor Halperin Films
Appendix O: Strange Lands and Seven Seas
Appendix P: White Zombie Shot List
Chapter Notes
Index
Gary D. Rhodes, a documentary filmmaker, is a professor at the Queens University, Belfast.
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