Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires, and Global Capitalism

There is a book called Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires, and Global Capitalism. It's basically a Marxist analysis of various monster tropes found in folklore, literature and pop culture; detailing the rise of the zombie motif from Frankenstein to Haitian shamanism to George Romero and much more. In the link below is a recording of the author discussing his book. (It's about 40 minutes long, if you have the time).
http://wearemany.org/a/2012/06/monsters-of-market-zombies-vampires-and-global-capitalism

Also, here is another link to an article discussing the rise of the horror genre (in literature and in film) beginning with the Romantic era. (Again, a Marxist analysis)
http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/6/post/2012/10/bloodlines-ii-the-rise-of-modern-horror.html

Really interesting stuff! Enjoy!