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vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying creatures could be real, let Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence ... take you to the world where horror and science meet. How would a zombie really decompose in Night of the Living Dead? ... What is the science behind the night terrors that inspired the creation of Freddy Krueger? ... How does modern medicine and therapy differ from what would have...
2) Oculus
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"It's been ten years since the lives of siblings Tim and Kaylie Russell were shattered and Tim was convicted of murdering their parents. Now released from a mental institution, Tim wants to move on, but his sister has other plans. Kaylie blames their childhood nightmare on the Lasser Glass -- an antique mirror with a grisly history -- which she intends to destroy by any means possible, even as the mysterious entity continues to cast sinister spells...
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269 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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The legends have persisted for decades of a lost horror film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi that was never released. Rumor has it that, for reasons long forgotten, powerful forces suppressed the firm and burned all known prints. Nobody now living has seen the finished film. But that may no longer be true...Film researcher Sandy Allen is invited to a screening of a newly discovered sole-surviving print, but then the film disappears and the...
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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Two lighthouse keepers (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) fight each other for survival and sanity on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind horror masterpiece The Witch. Nominated for an **Academy Award**. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**.
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274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, "New York Times" film critic Zinoman delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age--the 1970s, when such directors as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma redefined the genre.
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271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
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English
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"A guide to the horror movie genre for people too afraid to watch horror movies, including plot summaries and key scene descriptions for twenty-five influential films, as well as analysis of each film's role in the genre and in pop culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Packed with images of the most terrifying scenes in cinema history, this fully updated volume -- with reviews right up to 2013 -- traces the genre decade by decade, providing a witty and informative critique of more than 300 movies from all around the world, and TV series, too.
9) Split
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Even though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him, as well as everyone around him, as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.-- adapted from summary on container....
10) The final girls
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A young woman suffering the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself drawn into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
11) Manhunter
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1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4in.
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English
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FBI Agent Will Graham has captured the evil Dr. Hannibal Lecter, nearly losing more than just his mind. But when he is called out of retirement to hunt the psychopath known as 'The Tooth Fairy,' he must once again confront the horror of Hannibal.
"Gripping all the way."--Leonard Maltin.
"Superior to 'The Silence of the Lambs.'"--Entertainment Weekly.
13) Hereditary
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1 videodisc (approximately 127 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Collette) begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more she discovers, the more he family finds themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a...
14) Room 237
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2 videodiscs (approximately 102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 1980 Stanley Kubrick released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we're still struggling to understand its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher's wry and provocative documentary fuses fact and fiction through interviews with both fanatics and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick's still-controversial classic.
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256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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English
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This magnificent companion to The Art of Horror , from the same creative team behind that award-winning illustrated volume, looks at the entire history of the horror film, from the silent era right up to the latest releases and trends. Through a series of informative chapters and fascinating sidebars chronologically charting the evolution of horror movies for more than a century, profusely illustrated throughout with over 600 rare and unique images...
17) The crawling eye
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A science fiction thriller about a weird creature from outer space that survives in the rarefied atmosphere in the Swiss Alps and terrorizes scientists in a remote high altitude research station.
18) Scream
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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A masked killer is on the loose and only the knowledge of low budget horror films can save the teenagers of the town.
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xi, 468 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Americans are held captive by horror stories. They flicker on the screen of a darkened movie theater and are shared around the campfire. They blare out in tabloid true crime headlines and in the worried voices of local new anchors. They are consumed, virally, on the phones in our pockets. Like the victims in any slasher movie worth its salt, we can't escape the thrall of scary stories. In American Scary, noted cultural historian Jeremy Dauber pulls...
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•Features dozens of detailed interviews with directors, producers, F/X pros, and more
•Horror movies get better distribution deals-so they're great for independent filmmakers
•Entertaining and informative, packed with insightful and sometimes hilarious anecdotes.
Everyone who's ever longed to make their very own horror movie needs a copy of Splatter Flicks, a comprehensive guide that shows aspiring filmmakers exactly how today's most successful...
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