About Kim Paffenroth
In addition to his other written works, Dr. Paffenroth has written Gospel of the Living Dead:
George A. Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth (Baylor, 2006), and his zombie novel, Dying to
Live (Permuted, 2007). He grew up in New York, Virginia, and New Mexico. He attended St.
John's College, Annapolis, MD (BA, 1988), Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1990), and the
University of Notre Dame (PhD, 1995). Dr. Paffenroth lives in upstate New York with my wife and
two wonderful kids and teaches religious studies at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY.
Gospel of the Living Dead: George A. Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth This volume
connects American social and religious views with the classic American movie genre of the
zombie horror film. This study proves that George Romero's films go beyond the surface
experience of repulsion to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, often giving a
chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America.
Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead
Jonah Caine, a lone survivor in a zombie-infested world, struggles to understand the apocalypse
in which he lives. Unable to find a moral or sane reason for the horror that surrounds him, he is
overwhelmed by violence and insignificance. After wandering for months, Jonah's lonely
existence dramatically changes when he discovers a group of survivors. Living in a
museum-turned-compound, they are led jointly by Jack, an ever-practical and efficient military
man, and Milton, a mysterious, quizzical prophet who holds a strange power over the dead. Both
leaders share Jonah's anguish over the brutality of their world, as well as his hope for its beauty.
Together with others, they build a community that reestablishes an island of order and humanity
surrounded by relentless ghouls. But this newfound peace is short-lived, as Jonah and his band
of refugees clash with another group of survivors who remind them that the undead are not the
only-nor the most grotesque-horrors they must face.
In addition to his other written works, Dr. Paffenroth has written Gospel of the Living Dead:
George A. Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth (Baylor, 2006), and his zombie novel, Dying to
Live (Permuted, 2007). He grew up in New York, Virginia, and New Mexico. He attended St.
John's College, Annapolis, MD (BA, 1988), Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1990), and the
University of Notre Dame (PhD, 1995). Dr. Paffenroth lives in upstate New York with my wife and
two wonderful kids and teaches religious studies at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY.
Gospel of the Living Dead: George A. Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth This volume
connects American social and religious views with the classic American movie genre of the
zombie horror film. This study proves that George Romero's films go beyond the surface
experience of repulsion to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, often giving a
chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America.
Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead
Jonah Caine, a lone survivor in a zombie-infested world, struggles to understand the apocalypse
in which he lives. Unable to find a moral or sane reason for the horror that surrounds him, he is
overwhelmed by violence and insignificance. After wandering for months, Jonah's lonely
existence dramatically changes when he discovers a group of survivors. Living in a
museum-turned-compound, they are led jointly by Jack, an ever-practical and efficient military
man, and Milton, a mysterious, quizzical prophet who holds a strange power over the dead. Both
leaders share Jonah's anguish over the brutality of their world, as well as his hope for its beauty.
Together with others, they build a community that reestablishes an island of order and humanity
surrounded by relentless ghouls. But this newfound peace is short-lived, as Jonah and his band
of refugees clash with another group of survivors who remind them that the undead are not the
only-nor the most grotesque-horrors they must face.
Dr. Kim Paffenroth -- April 14, 2007
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