This work offers a critical, colorful and informative examination
of different types of monster movies, spanning the silent period to
today. Chapter One focuses on dragons, dinosaurs, and other scaly
giants from films like 1953's The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, an
impressive stop-motion production that ushered in a new era of
atomic-spawned monster films. Chapter Two examines "big bug"
flicks, beginning with 1954's giant ant-infested Them. Chapter
Three focuses on ordinary animals grown to improbable proportions
through scientific or sinister experimentation, such as the huge
octopus in 1955's It Came from Beneath the Sea. Chapters Four,
Five, and Six look at films in which nature goes berserk, and
otherwise innocuous animals flock, swarm, hop or run about on a
menacingly massive scale, including 1963's The Birds and 1972's
Frogs. Finally, Chapter Seven focuses on films featuring beasts
that defy easy definition, such as 1958's The Blob and Fiend
Without a Face.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
August 2014 |
| Authors: |
William Schoell
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
214 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-9562-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
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| LSN: |
0-7864-9562-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780786495627 |
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