I Walked With a Zombie

Val Lewton's I Walked with a Zombie (1943) has been described as 'the most delicate poetic fantasy in American cinema.' This volume charts the complex development and production of the film and analyses the audio-visual text in detail, exploring its layers of meaning and its influence on genre cinema.

About the author

Clive Dawson has an extensive background as a practitioner in animation, television and theatrical feature films, and is a professional screenwriter with various screen credits. He's also the author of numerous film-related journal articles, including a career biography of Lewton screenwriter Ardel Wray for the Bright Lights Film Journal. He specialises in genre cinema from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Product details

• Authors: Clive Dawson
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9781836243922
• ISBN: 978-1-83624-392-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Devil's Advocates
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet