Zombies, Werewolves, Robots, and Extraterrestrials: Actor Training and the Performance of Non-Human Characters

Zombies, Werewolves, Robots, and Extraterrestrials provides a broad survey of acting theory and training technique through the lens of the performance of non-human characters found in horror and science fiction film, television, and theatre.

Specifically, the book examines the performance challenges of undead characters (zombies, vampires, Frankenstein’s monster), characters that transform from human to non-human (werewolves, human-flies, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, and others), mechanical creature...