Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead
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"Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead" is a short story by Joe Hill that blends horror and bittersweet nostalgia as it follows a struggling comedian who reunites with a former love while working as a zombie extra on a film set.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorGenre | contemporary horror ⓘ |
| author | Joe Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | Joe Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
black humor
ⓘ
pop culture references ⓘ romantic tension ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresRelationshipBetween | Bobby Conroy and Harriet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Harriet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement | zombies ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Bobby Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
bittersweet
ⓘ
darkly comic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | blend of horror and bittersweet realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bobby Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| motif |
film production
ⓘ
zombie makeup ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th Century Ghosts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pittsburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
film set ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ regret ⓘ second chances ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| usesHorrorAsMetaphorFor | emotional resurrection ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
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