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Horror Films of the 1980s
E-bok, 2020
563 kr
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John Kenneth Muir is back! This time, the author of the acclaimed Horror Films of the 1970s turns his attention to 300 films from the 1980s. From horror franchises like Friday the 13th and Hellraiser to obscurities like The Children and The Boogens , Muir is our informative guide. Muir introduces …
Exploring Space: 1999
An Episode Guide and Complete History of the Mid-1970s Science Fiction Television Series
E-bok, 2015
208 kr
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Starring internationally renowned actors Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse and Catherine Schell, the British-made Space: 1999 was the only truly original space adventure of the mid-1970s. Sandwiched between the demise of the original Star Trek and the opening of the Stars Wars series on the …
Analytical Guide to Television's One Step Beyond, 1959-1961
E-bok, 2017
200 kr
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Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond made its television debut in 1959, nine months before Rod Serling''s classic The Twilight Zone, and paved the way for a generation of television programs devoted to paranormal topics such as the occult, ESP, and ghost stories. One Step Beyond was also where some of …
Horror Films of the 1990s
E-bok, 2016
575 kr
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This filmography covers more than 300 horror films released from 1990 through 1999. The horror genre''s trends and cliches are connected to social and cultural phenomena, such as Y2K fears and the Los Angeles riots. Popular films were about serial killers, aliens, conspiracies, and sinister …
Horror Films of the 1970s
E-bok, 2012
575 kr
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The seventies were a decade of groundbreaking horror films: The Exorcist, Carrie, and Halloween were three. This detailed filmography covers these and 225 more. Section One provides an introduction and a brief history of the decade. Beginning with 1970 and proceeding chronologically by year of its …
Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed.
E-bok, 2014
623 kr
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It''s a bird! It''s a plane! It''s a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom ; includes the latest films featuring …
Films of John Carpenter
E-bok, 2015
303 kr
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The films of John Carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. From the horrifying ( Halloween ) to the touching ( Starman ) to the controversial ( The Thing ) to the comic ( Big Trouble in Little China ), his films reflect a unique approach to filmmaking and …
Terror Television
American Series, 1970-1999
E-bok, 2013
575 kr
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Although horror shows on television are popular in the 1990s thanks to the success of Chris Carter''s The X-Files, such has not always been the case. Creators Rod Serling, Dan Curtis, William Castle, Quinn Martin, John Newland, George Romero, Stephen King, David Lynch, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Aaron …
Critical History of Doctor Who on Television
E-bok, 2023
454 kr
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Since its inception in November 1963, the British science fiction television series Doctor Who has exerted an enormous impact on the world of science fiction (over 1,500 books have been written about the show). The series follows the adventures of a mysterious "Time Lord" from the distant planet …
History and Critical Analysis of Blake's 7, the 1978-1981 British Television Space Adventure
E-bok, 2015
206 kr
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Blake''s 7 , Terry Nation''s science fiction tale of cosmic freedom fighters, became a hit series in Great Britain when it premiered in 1978. Eight years later, the show quickly became a cult program in America. A dramatization of futuristic outlaw heroes who defend the innocent from both alien and …
Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica
E-bok, 2015
212 kr
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When the space drama Battlestar Galactica debuted on ABC in 1978, it was expected to be the most popular new program of the year. Instead, it was attacked as a Star Wars rip-off and canceled after a mere 17 stories. The author acknowledges the show was full of dramatic cliches and scientific …
Eaten Alive at a Chainsaw Massacre
The Films of Tobe Hooper
E-bok, 2023
297 kr
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The sound of chainsaws revving on "haunted" Halloween trails has evoked untold screams since Tobe Hooper''s 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the cinemas. Since that first take-no-prisoners horror movie, Hooper''s reputation as a master of horror has been secured by his adaptations of Stephen …
Horror Films of 2000-2009
E-bok, 2023
697 kr
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Horror films have always reflected their audiences'' fears and anxieties. In the United States, the 2000s were a decade full of change in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the contested presidential election of 2000, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These social and political changes, as …
Wes Craven
The Art of Horror
E-bok, 2024
303 kr
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Filmmaker Wes Craven has consistently and imaginatively scared movie audiences since the early 1970s. His films encompass a variety of styles, elements and themes, from the nihilistic existentialism of The Last House on the Left to the successful A Nightmare on Elm Street (which sent horror in a …
Horror Films of the 2010s
E-bok, 2026
697 kr
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Award-winning author John Kenneth Muir returns for his fifth "e;Horror Films of"e; decade book for McFarland, reviewing 275 horror films that premiered between 2010 and 2019. Tremendous economic uncertainty gripped the country during this decade following the Great Recession as Americans …
