The Laughing Dead: The Horror-Comedy Film From Bride Of Frankenstein To Zombieland

From the terrified double-takes of Lou Costello and Bob Hope and the rapid-fire wisecracks of Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice to the ghoulish sight gags of Shaun of the Dead, horror and humor have been intertwined, on screens large and small, for decades. This edited collection of essays surveys the rich and varied history of the horror-comedy in film and on television, ranging from the 1940s to the twenty-first century.

• | Author: Cynthia J. Miller|A. Bowdoin Van Riper, A. Bowdoin Van Riper
• | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• | Publication Date: May 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Performing Arts
• | ISBN-10: 1442268328
• | ISBN-13: 9781442268326