FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies (Dark Heart of Cinema, 2)

FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies (Dark Heart of Cinema, 2)

Monsters have been a part of human culture since we first gained the ability to tell stories. They represent everything from our deepest fears to our feelings of alienation and estrangement. From its beginnings, the cinema has provided a venue to visualize monsters in all their fearsome and sometimes strangely sympathetic glory. They have become some of the moviesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ most unforgettable, enduring and popular characters. And now the entire spectrum of screen creatures is gathered in one volume.

In The Frightfest Guide to Monster Movies, celebrated writer, editor and critic Michael Gingold starts in the silent era and traces the history of the genre all the way through to the present day. From Universal Studios legends such as FrankensteinÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Monster and the Mummy, to the big bugs, atomic mutants and space invaders that terrorized the Ã¢â‚¬â„¢50s, to the kaiju of Japan and the ecological nightmares of the Ã¢â‚¬â„¢70s and Ã¢â‚¬â„¢80s, to the CG creatures and updated favourites of recent years Ã¢â‚¬â€œ theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re all here.

200 of the greatest creature features from across the globe are reviewed, with fascinating facts and critical analysis, all illustrated with a ghoulish gallery of remarkable monstrous imagery. Cult-favourite filmmaker Frank Henenlotter, creator of some of the screenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s most idiosyncratic and bizarre beings, contributes a foreword, A whole world and grisly galaxy of creatures great and small, spawned from space, the supernatural and strange science, the beginning of time, beneath the sea and beyond imagination, await in this book. Dare you confront the beasts within?
Country USA
Brand Fab
Manufacturer FAB Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781903254950
ReleaseDate 2017-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781903254950

Country	USA
Brand	Fab
Manufacturer	FAB Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781903254950
ReleaseDate	2017-10-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781903254950

FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies (Dark Heart of Cinema, 2)

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