Kim Paffenroth


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Kim Paffenroth

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gender male
place of birth Syosset, NY, United States
website http://gotld.blogspot.com
genre Horror, Religion & Spirituality, Science Fiction & Fantasy
influences Melville, Flannery O'Connor, Dostoevsky, Poe, Hawthorne

about this author

I am a professor of religious studies, and the author of several books on the Bible and theology. I grew up in New York, Virginia, and New Mexico. I attended St. John's College, Annapolis, MD (BA, 1988), Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1990), and the University of Notre Dame (PhD, 1995). I live in upstate New York with my wife and two wonderful kids. In the horror genre, I have written Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth (Baylor, 2006) - WINNER, 2006 Bram Stoker Award; Dying to Live: A Novel of Life among the Undead (Permuted Press, 2007); Orpheus and the Pearl(Magus Press, 2008); and Dying to Live: Life Sentence(Permuted Press, 2008).

upcoming events

event: ZombieFest
date: October 25, 2008 12:00AM
location: Monroeville, PA, United States
description: Zombie Fest 2008



books by Kim Paffenroth

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avg rating: 4.09 | 94 ratings | 12 distinct works
Dying to Live Dying to Live (Paperback)
by Kim Paffenroth (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.00 — 42 ratings — published 2007
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Gospel of the Living Dead: Geo... Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth (Hardcover)
by Kim Paffenroth (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.96 — 23 ratings — published 2006
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History Is Dead: A Zombie Anth... History Is Dead: A Zombie Anthology (Paperback)
by Kim Paffenroth (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.29 — 17 ratings — published 2007
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Orpheus and the Pearl Orpheus and the Pearl (Paperback)
by Kim Paffenroth (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.30 — 10 ratings — published 2008
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Judas: Images of the Lost Disc... Judas: Images of the Lost Disciple (Hardcover)
by Kim Paffenroth (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2001
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Selected Philosophic... 02/22 Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Selected Philosophical Writings (Oxford World's Classics)
by Thomas Aquinas
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Proslogium, Monogium... 02/21 Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Proslogium, Monogium, Gaunilo's In Behalf of the Fool, Cur Deus Homo (Paperback)
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The Koran 02/21 Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Koran (Penguin Classics)
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Lisey's Story Kim gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Lisey's Story (Library Binding)
by Stephen King
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Selected Philosophic... Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Selected Philosophical Writings (Oxford World's Classics)
by Thomas Aquinas
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World War Z: An Oral... Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover)
by Max Brooks
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The Walking Dead, Vo... Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before (Paperback)
by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life (Paperback)
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense (Paperback)
by Robert Kirkman
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire (Paperback)
by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars (Paperback)
by Robert Kirkman
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The Walking Dead, Vo... Kim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (Paperback)
by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard
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from Louise
06/10/2008 04:45PM

796938 ha! You know, Dr. Paffenroth, you are wily. ;-) I can't think of Orpheus and the Pearl as a zombie story, because your zombie has too much character! lol

Take care, Kim. Many good wishes.

Louise

from Michael
02/21/2008 04:42PM

668881 Loved your article in Inside Higher Ed, Kim! See you at ICFA very soon... -- Mike A>

from Michele
02/21/2008 12:48PM

778299 I adored History is Dead, Kim! Thanks for the add and I look forward to reading more works from you.

from Louise
02/21/2008 12:15PM

796938 Hello, Kim! Thank you for the add.

Louise~












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