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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"1968: Actress Gemma Turner once dreamed of stardom. Unfortunately, she's on the cusp of slipping into obscurity. When she's offered the lead in a radical new horror film, Gemma believes her luck has finally changed. But L'Etrange Lune's set is not what she expected. The director is eccentric, and the script doesn't make sense. Gemma is determined to make this work. It's her last chance to achieve her dream-but that dream is about to derail her life....
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Turner Classic Movies presents a collection of monster greats, modern and classic horror, and family-friendly cinematic treats that capture the spirit of Halloween, complete with reviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and iconic images. Halloween Favorites spotlights 31 essential Halloween-time films, their associated sequels and remakes, and recommendations to expand your seasonal repertoire based on your favorites" --Amazon.
5) Run time
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A last-minute replacement on the set of Final Draft, a psychological horror flick being filmed in remote West Cork, former soap-star Adele Rafferty is grateful for the job. But she begins having second thoughts when eerie events in the script start happening in real life.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence take you to the world where horror and science meet. How would a zombie really decompose in Night of the Living Dead? What is the science behind the night terrors that inspired the creation of Freddy Krueger? How does modern medicine and therapy differ from what would have been offered...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shortly after Clare arrives in Havana, Cuba, to attend the annual Festival of New Latin American Cinema, she finds her husband, Richard, standing outside a museum. He's wearing a white linen suit she's never seen before, and he's supposed to be dead. Grief-stricken and baffled, Clare tails Richard, a horror film scholar, through the newly tourist-filled streets of Havana, clocking his every move. As the distinction between reality and fantasy blurs,...
Publisher
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
1 video cassette (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
A rebellious teenager is treated by a psychiatrist for his aggression, but the treatment is worse than the "disease." The teen becomes a werewolf and begins a murder spree that makes his past behavior seem like a stroll in the park!
11) Horror films
Author
Series
Publisher
Monarch Press
Pub. Date
[1976]
Physical Desc
xi, 129 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 595 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the definitive heavy metal history, Bang Your Head, a behind-the-scenes look a century of horror films Reel Terror is a love letter to the wildly popular yet still misunderstood genre that churns out blockbusters and cult classics year after year. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Paranormal Activity, Konow explores its all-time highs and lows, why the genre has been overlooked, and how horror films just might help us overcome...
Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
xi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Arranged by decades, this 1-stop sourcebook unearths the historical origins of characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman and their various incarnations in film from the silent era to comedic sequels. A History of Horror explores how the horror film fits into the Hollywood studio system and how its enormous success in American and European culture expanded globally. Dixon examines key periods in the horror film- in which basic precepts...
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1982, Crippen High School was the scene of a series of brutal murders. The killer was never caught. Now a low-budget film crew has returned to Crippen High to film the story of what actually happened. But when members of the production are stalked and slaughtered one-by-one, it appears that the depraved maniac is back. Who will survive the massacre? And what will be left of their careers?
18) Room 237
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Two-disc special edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1980 Stanley Kubrick released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we're still struggling to understand its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher's wry and provocative documentary fuses fact and fiction through interviews with both fanatics and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick's still-controversial classic.
19) Blood Fest
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Blu-ray + DVD combo.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. As festival attendees start dying off, three teenagers more schooled in horror film clichés than practical knowledge about neutralizing psycho killers must band together and battle through various madmen and monstrosities to survive.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former horror movie actress returns to the set of her most iconic film, only to find that the strange circumstances begin to resemble the plot of her most famous film. A desolate bit of land, with only a few remaining behind: the horror director, the starlet once cast as the final girl, the young teenager searching for clues of her father, the mother determined to get off the island, and the person picking them off one-by-one.
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