The album’s genius lies in its refusal to be serious. Zombie ransacks 50 years of horror kitsch: theremins, there’s no deeper meaning — only deeper fun. “Living Dead Girl” quotes the 1943 film Meshes of the Afternoon , while the spoken-word intro to “The Ballad of Resurrection Joe” could be a lost track from a William Castle B-movie. This isn’t pretentious gothic gloom; it’s a carnival ride where every skeleton is painted neon green.

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