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1) Oculus
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
"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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vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
3) Parasite
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Paul Dean, a scientist, discovers a deadly parasite which can be used for the good of mankind. But some unscrupulous people have other uses in mind. To prevent his discovery from being put to ill use, Dean destroys his lab and flees, taking two parasites with him, one he keeps in a tin but the other he keeps in his stomach - with potentially fatal consequences. Dean not only has to escape from his pursuers, but he also has to find an antidote to save...
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269 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
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.
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360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
Description
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.
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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.
10) Room 237
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the secret of what this city of the dead was meant to contain. A journey into madness and terror, it reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt everyone.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A horror film about a young couple and their children who move into a house that was once the site of a horrific series of murders. Over the next 28 days, they find that the house might be haunted by a murderous presence.
13) Woodshock
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Kirsten Dunst (*Melancholia*) stars as a haunted young woman spiraling into confusion and chaos after she falls under the spell of a potent reality-altering drug. Official Selection at the **Venice International Film Festival** and the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
15) I kissed a girl
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English
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Description
"A warm, witty, and effortlessly charming LGBTQIA+ romcom with Young Adult crossover appeal. Lilah Silver is an up-and-coming actress who longs to break out from the B-rate horror flicks she's known for. When she gets the chance to star in her first lead role, she'll need some major help from makeup artist and special effects guru Noa Birnbaum to shine brighter than all the rest. But can the major chemistry brewing over long hours spent together ever...
16) The crawling eye
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
17) The crazies
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems a small Pennsylvania town, Evans City.
18) Dark glasses
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1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
A serial killer who preys on prostitutes sets his sights on Diana. As he pursues her, he causes a car crash in which she is blinded and ten-year-old Chin's entire family dies. Despite her blindness, Diane resolves to take the boy in. But the killer is still on the loose ...
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English
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Description
•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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