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More Things Than Are Dreamt of - Masterpieces of Supernatural Horror (Paperback, Limelight)
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More Things Than Are Dreamt of - Masterpieces of Supernatural Horror (Paperback, Limelight)
Series: Limelight
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For centuries, perhaps from the beginning of time, people young and
old have been drawn to the genre of supernatural horror, first on
the printed page and then on the screen. From fairy tales to Freddy
Krueger, the appeal of the genre rests on the all too human search
for something above nature, something unknown and unnameable. This
search has produced works as memorable as they are terrifying, and
we feel their power once again in More Things Than Are Dreamt Of.
The sweep of the book encompasses almost two centuries as it
reconsiders in detail such classics of literature as Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein, tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson's
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James' The Turn
of the Screw and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, right up
to such contemporary novels of horror as Shirley Jackson's The
Haunting of Hill House, Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby, William Peter
Blatty's The Exorcist and Stephen King's The Dead Zone. But what
sets this book apart is that the authors go on to study the most
significant feature films derived from these and many other works
of fiction, from the silent era until today. Theme, plot,
characters and place, the primary elements of the novels and
stories, are considered first as originally conceived and then
again as they achieve a new and often different life on the screen.
Explaining the why and the how of these acts of transformation is
the great accomplishment of More Things Than Are Dreamt Of, a book
that enhances our understanding of both literature and film. And of
course all the while it helps us to experience again those
agreeable shudders and chills that come from beyond our dreams.
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