The Walking Dead

Analysis: The Zombie Genre

1 Comment / Pop Culture / By Rhiann McNally

The zombie genre as we know it today has been in the making since early cinema.

While beginning as a minor monster featured in early horror films, the zombie has become a tool that reveals cultural anxieties in the modern world.

Paratextuality in The Walking Dead and more

How Media Producers Use Paratextuality To Their Advantage

Pop Culture / By Rhiann McNally

Paratextuality and media convergence is making for increasingly connected franchises. In this video, I explain paratextuality and use The Walking Dead franchise as a case study to discuss fan-made paratexts.