Zombies on the Loose

by Anne Rooney

Introduces the zombies that appear in movies, similar European legends of revenants, and the zombie tradition in Haiti and explains the reasons why accounts of zombies occur.

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge and is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Essex.

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 8-year-old son loved the cover and some of the inside information. But said it wasn't enough zombie for him. Whatever that means?