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Whether George Romero’s implacable, slow-moving monstrosities or
the fleet-footed terrors of 28 Days Later, over the last several
decades the zombie has ascended into the upper echelon of the of
the movie monster pantheon—an elite tier once reserved only for
vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein’s monster. Featuring over
500 posters, lobby cards, pressbooks, stills, and props from zombie
movies across the whole of cinema history, The Art of the Zombie
Movie is an eye-popping, entertaining visual history of zombie
films written by six-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lisa
Morton. Included here is the story of the origin and global reach
of the zombie feature film; special features, quotes, and
interviews from key creators; a survey of such varied subgenres as
Blaxploitation, sci-fi, cowboy, and comic zombie films; and a
selection of foreign zombie movies from Mexico, Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Japan, and other countries. With unprecedented
range and detail, this comprehensive collection of zombie movie art
begins in 1932 (when The White Zombie, the first true entrant in
the genre, was released), explores the renaissance that was
launched by George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, and traces
the countless variations, innovations, and reinventions that
continue to ensure that the zombie genre will never truly die.
Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of our
conversations with the dead, from necromancy in Homer’s Odyssey
to the emergence of Spiritualism – when Victorians were entranced
by mediums and the seance was born. Among our cast are the Fox
sisters, teenagers surrounded by ‘spirit rappings’; Daniel
Dunglas Home, the ‘greatest medium of all time’; Houdini and
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whose unlikely friendship was forged, then
riven, by the afterlife; and Helen Duncan, the medium whose trial
in 1944 for witchcraft proved more popular to the public than news
about the war. The book also considers Ouija boards, modern
psychics and paranormal investigations, and is illustrated with
engravings, fine art (from beyond) and photographs. Hugely
entertaining, it begs the question: is anybody there . . .?
Full of evidence-based, easy to understand information about CHD,
Healing Hearts and Minds offers strategies for learning to thrive
despite living with this condition, but most importantly it will
offer hope and connection. Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the
most commonly diagnosed birth abnormality in the US. With great
advances in surgery and medicine, however, survival rates have
improved by 75% since the 1940s. Welcome news, of course, as only a
few decades ago these birth defects were considered a death
sentence, but as with any chronic condition, survival does not mean
the issue is cured. With better medical care, babies born today
with CHD have a good chance of surviving, but throughout their
entire lives they can face surgeries, invasive treatments, lifelong
monitoring, frequent medical check-ups, and significant limitations
on physical activity, in addition to poor public awareness which
can have an impact on social inclusion and understanding. Much
attention has rightly been focused on the medical needs of these
children and on providing their parents and caretakers with
resources and information to navigate the complexities of this
chronic condition. Little attention, however, has been paid to the
psychosocial impacts on these individuals, especially as they grow,
mature, and become adults living with a serious, chronic medical
condition. Prevalence rates for anxiety, depression, and PTSD are
significantly higher (2-3x in some cases) for people living with
CHD than the general adult population. From feeling self-conscious
about scars and limitations on physical activity and sense of loss
around so many of life's little normalcies, to frequent hospital
visits and living in constant fear of an emergency, this condition
is ever-present. Liza Morton and Tracy Livecchi are both mental
health professionals who have developed a specialty in working with
clients who have chronic medical conditions, and they are both
themselves living with CHD. In this book they set out to provide
the resources and support they have been looking for their entire
adult lives. While their powerful personal stories are woven into
the narrative, the book is focused on providing evidence-based
coping and self-care skills for adults living with CHD.
Following their acclaimed Ghost Stories and Weird Women,
award-winning anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton
present a new eclectic anthology of ghosty tales certain to haunt
the reader long past the closing page. In Haunted Tales, the reader
will enjoy discovering masterpieces like Algernon Blackwood's
terrifying "The Kit-Bag," Oscar Wilde's delightful "The Canterville
Ghost," and F. Marion Crawford's horrific "The Screaming Skull," as
well as lesser-known gems by some of literature's greatest voices,
including Virginia Woolf's "A Haunted House," H. G. Wells's "The
Story of the Inexperienced Ghost," and Rudyard Kipling's "They."
Haunted Tales also resurrects some wonders that have been woefully
neglected, including Dinah Mulock's "M. Anastasius" (which Charles
Dickens called "the best ghost story ever written"); E. F. Benson's
"The Bus-Conductor" (the source of one of the most iconic lines in
horror); and E. and H. Heron's "The Story of the Spaniards,
Hammersmith" (the debut adventure of Flaxman Lowe, fiction's first
psychic detective). Whether the stories are familiar or overlooked,
all are sure to surprise and astonish the reader long past the
closing of this book's cover.
Following the success of Weird Women: Volume 1, acclaimed
anthologists Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger return with another
offering of overlooked masterworks from early female horror
writers, including George Eliot, Zora Neale Hurston, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, and Edith Wharton. Following the success of their
acclaimed Weird Women, star anthologists Lisa Morton and Leslie S.
Klinger return with another offering of overlooked masterworks from
early female horror writers. This volume once again gathers some of
the most famous voices of literature-George Eliot, Zora Neale
Hurston, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edith Wharton-along with
chilling tales by writers who were among the bestselling and most
critically-praised authors of the early supernatural story,
including Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Vernon Lee, Florence Marryat, and
Margaret Oliphant. There are, of course, ghost stories here, but
also tales of vampirism, mesmerism, witches, haunted India, demonic
entities, and journeys into the afterlife. Introduced and annotated
for modern readers, Morton and Klinger have curated more stories
sure to provide another "feast of entertaining (and scary) reads"
(Library Journal).
"Fascinating. . . . A fun and thorough look at how humans have
tried to communicate with the dead over time."-Library Journal "An
impressive piece of research. . . . A must-read for anyone
fascinated with Spiritualism."-Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and
The Hunger Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of
our conversations with the dead, from necromancy in Homer's Odyssey
to the emergence of Spiritualism, when Victorians were entranced by
mediums and the seance was born. Among our cast are the Fox
sisters, teenagers surrounded by "spirit rappings;" Daniel Dunglas
Home, the "greatest medium of all time;" Houdini and Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, whose unlikely friendship was forged, then riven, by
the afterlife; and Helen Duncan, the medium whose trial in 1944 for
witchcraft proved more popular to the public than news about the
war. The book also considers Ouija boards, modern psychics and
paranormal investigations, and is illustrated with engravings, fine
art (from beyond), and photographs. A hugely entertaining
contribution from the supernaturally adept Lisa Morton, Calling the
Spirits begs the question: is anybody there . . . ?
From two acclaimed experts in the genre, a brand-new volume of
supernatural stories showcasing the forgotten female horror writers
from 1852-1923. While the nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley may be
hailed as the first modern writer of horror, the success of her
immortal Frankenstein undoubtedly inspired dozens of female authors
who wrote their own evocative, chilling tales. Weird Women, edited
by award-winning anthologists Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger,
collects some of the finest tales of terror by authors as legendary
as Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Charlotte
Gilman-Perkins, alongside works of writers who were the bestsellers
and critical favorites of their time-Marie Corelli, Ellen Glasgow,
Charlotte Riddell-and lesser known authors who are deserving of
contemporary recognition. As railroads, industry, cities, and
technology flourished in the mid-nineteenth century, so did stories
exploring the horrors they unleashed. This anthology includes ghost
stories and tales of haunted houses, as well as mad scientists,
werewolves, ancient curses, mummies, psychological terrors, demonic
dimensions, and even weird westerns. Curated by Morton and Klinger
with an aim to presenting work that has languished in the shadows,
all of these exceptional supernatural stories are sure to surprise,
delight, and frighten today's readers.
Trick or Treat is the first book to both examine the origins and
history of Halloween and explore in depth its current global
popularity. Festivals like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All
Souls' Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, which has
been reborn in America - but there are also related but independent
holidays, especially Mexico's Day of the Dead. Lisa Morton explores
the explosion in popularity of haunted attractions and the impact
of events such as the global economic recession, as well as the
effect Halloween has had on popular culture through literary works,
films and television series. Trick or Treat takes us on a journey
from the spectacular to the macabre, making it a must for anyone
who wants to peep behind the mask to see the real past and present
of this ever more popular holiday.
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