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by
Barry Atkinson (Author)
British author Barry Atkinson (You’re Not Old Enough Son; Indie Horrors ) plunges us into a cinematic world dominated by the atomic bomb and presents us with a buffet of delights, from the rare to the unusual. Although the classics get a deserved mention, the author concentrates mainly on the neglected lesser titles, many not seen for decades, giving them a much-needed public airing. Readers will indulge in chapters devoted to: Key actors, companies, directors and composersComparisons between Japanese monster movies and their Americanized counterpartsScarce, unseen American, British and foreign horror, sci-fi, fantasy featuresStone Age women of the “B” varietyA couple of out-and-out schlock classicsThe Abominable Snowman in the 1950sA reappraisal of much-maligned, but much-loved, guilty pleasuresToho’s forgotten monstersDr. Jekyll’s evil offspringBritish science fiction and noir thrillers of the ’50sJungle JimChaney, Karloff and Lugosi in the 1950sBest entrant in Universal’s Creature trilogyDoes colorization enhance a black-and-white favorite? How do monster special effects rate before CGI? Do Regal International’s widescreen program fillers really add up to that much? Which scenes constitute the decade’s most memorable fantasy moments? Does dialogue matter? What impact did New Age science have on the vampire and werewolf myths of old? All this and much, much more in a fresh evaluation of what most fans and critics now recognize as the pivotal decade for horror, sci-fi and fantasy.
Number of Pages: 320Dimensions: 0.67 x 9 x 6 INIllustrated: YesPublication Date: November 20, 2018
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