{
  "id": 7650324,
  "title": "Doc Talk Podcast: ‘Black Zombie’ Director Maya Annik Bedward On True Origins Of Ghoulish Hollywood Horror Genre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/doc-talk-podcast-black-zombie-director-maya-annik-bedward-on-true",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T22:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/black-zombie-director-maya-annik-bedward-interview-1237104140/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The zombie – slow moving, with sallow complexion, hollow eyes, rotting teeth and a hunger for human flesh – has been lumbering through Hollywood movies for decades now. In fact, the first representation of the undead creatures came in the film White Zombie, released all the way back in 1932. That movie’s sensationalized logline: “A […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}