Zombie films

This heading is used as a topical heading for works about fictional films that feature the reanimation of corpses that prey on human beings. When used as a topical heading it is subdivided by the appropriate geographic, topical, and/or form subdivisions.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98007382
- info:lc/authorities/sh98007382
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh98007382#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Broader Terms
- Monster films
Sources
- found: White zombie, 1932.
- found: Cataloging Service bulletin: no. 46: p. 65 (Zombie films and programs; use for fictional genre films and programs which feature zombies (specifically so-called))
- found: Lopez, D. Films by genre, c1993 (Zombie movie; traditionally, zombies are corpses reanimated into a semblance of life by the magic of a voodoo priest. They are strong and powerful and obey unquestioningly their master's orders. At present, voodoo trappings are no longer necessary to awaken the dead; any supernatural or pseudo-scientific method will do.)
General Notes
- This heading is used as a topical heading for works about fictional films that feature the reanimation of corpses that prey on human beings. When used as a topical heading it is subdivided by the appropriate geographic, topical, and/or form subdivisions.
Change Notes
- 1998-11-13: new
- 2009-03-12: revised

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