title: The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000-2010 (Contributions to Zombie Studies)
author:  Peter Dendle 
description: Reviews of the first edition: &#34;The first scholarly work to evaluate the role of zombies in contemporary culture...a delightful book...recommended...an enjoyable read&#34;--Arba; &#34;the inclusion of works is admirable...a good book&#34;--Chiller Theatre; &#34;a truly fascinating and entertaining read...a definite winner&#34;--Bite Me; &#34;Entertaining...informative Film Review</I>; comprehensive...so many foreign, oldie and obscure items are included that its breadth is impressive&#34;--Hitch; &#34;Useful information&#34;--Communication Booknotes Quarterly; &#34;Exhaustive...lengthy entries&#34;--Gadflyonline; &#34;Exhaustive&#34;--Interzone; terrifying detail...the first exhaustive overview of the subject&#34;--Cult Movies; &#34;Well written...impressive tome...this has to rank as one of the most impressive studies of a trivial subject in recent memory&#34;--Brutarian Quarterly; &#34;Exhaustively researched...a huge bibliography...excellent...you d be hard pressed to find a better book...essential reading&#34;--Culture Dose; very welcome&#34; --Rue Morgue
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  **TABLE OF CONTENTS**
  
  _INTRODUCTION_
  
   _PART ONE: SMOKE_
  
   _PART TWO: SMOLDER_
  
   _PART THREE: SPARKS_
  
   _PART FOUR: FIRE_
  
   _PART FIVE: BLAZE_
  
   _PART SIX: WILDFIRE_
  
   _PART SEVEN: HOLOCAUST_
  
   _PART EIGHT: BURNOUT_
  
   _PART NINE: CINDERS_
  
   _EPILOGUE_
  
  **INTRODUCTION**
  
  WHAT IS IT about being eaten alive that bugs everyone?
  
  Wait. Scratch that. Never mind. I know the answer.
  
  Flesh being torn away from bone. Appendages being removed with no anesthetic.
  Perhaps spending the last moments of your existence watching your entrails
  being removed and devoured by total strangers. It’s probably kind of stinky,
  too.
  
  Yeah, I guess that’s why being eaten alive can be a real bummer.
  
  So what is the appeal and importance of the zombie genre in the new
  millennium? Perhaps its importance is in two key concepts.
  
  Let’s start with our fellow citizens both in the U.S. and in the world. It
  could be argued that an artificial disconnect has been implemented by the
  overly commercialized U.S. through 