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This study sees the nineteenth century supernatural as a significant context for cinema's first years. The book takes up the familiar notion of cinema as a "ghostly," "spectral" or "haunted" medium and asks what made such association possible. Examining the history of the projected image and super... अधिक

The 1970s represented an unusually productive and innovative period for the horror film, and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) is the film that capped that golden age – and some say ruined it, by ushering in the era of the slasher film. Considered a paradigm of low-budget ingenuity, its story of a s... अधिक

It was the best thing that ever happened to him.It was his god's blessing.It was hell.Vell was content to be a mere warrior in the Thunderbeast tribe, staying behind on the hunt to guard the camp. But then something alien awakened deep within him, the spirit of a behemoth that he could not control. ... अधिक

A bold and provocative study of Carpenter's film, which hopes to expose qualities that are sometime effaced by its sequels and remakes... अधिक

A bold and provocative study of Carpenter's film, which hopes to expose qualities that are sometime effaced by its sequels and remakes... अधिक

Prestige Television explores how a growing array of 21st century US programming is produced and received in ways that elevate select series above the competition in a saturated market. Contributing authors demonstrate that these shows are positioned and understood as comprising an increasingly recog... अधिक

The first collection of essays to address Satan’s ubiquitous and popular appearances in filmLucifer and cinema have been intertwined since the origins of the medium. As humankind’s greatest antagonist and the incarnation of pure evil, the cinematic devil embodies our own culturally specific anxietie... अधिक

“Amateurs study tactics,” goes an old saying, “armchair generals study strategy, but professionals study logistics” and Squadron Leader Murray Harris heartily believed in it. In this book he surveys the early actions of the Second World War so as to demonstrate and prove his point, focusing on the t... अधिक