The mummy and the vengeful undead

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Goodrum, M. The mummy and the vengeful undead. in: Bacon, S. (ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie Cham Palgrave.

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Authors	Goodrum, M.
Editors	Bacon, S.
Abstract	This chapter charts the history of mummy narratives from the fiction of the nineteenth century into the films produced from the 1930s to the 1950s. It considers similarities between mummy and zombie narratives and situates them within the historical context that animated them. In the process, it addresses key themes around consumption, production, desire, and imperial anxiety.
Keywords	Imperial Gothic; Production; Curse; Romance; Race
Book title	The Palgrave Handbook of the Zombie
Publisher	Palgrave
Output status	In press
File	File Access Level Restricted
Place of publication	Cham
ISBN	9783031247347
Deposited	12 Mar 2025
Related URL	https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-031-24734-7#bibliographic-information
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