The Astounding Illustrated History Of Fantasy Horror

Author : S.T. Joshi,Roger Luckhurst,Mike Ashley,Michael Kerrigan,Matt Cardin,Dave Golder,Russ Thorne,Rosie Fletcher
Publisher : Flame Tree Illustrated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1786648032

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The Astounding Illustrated History of Fantasy & Horror by S.T. Joshi,Roger Luckhurst,Mike Ashley,Michael Kerrigan,Matt Cardin,Dave Golder,Russ Thorne,Rosie Fletcher Pdf

Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a complementary path through the 20th century, to the movies of Peter Jackson, the success of streaming TV series such as Grimm, and the fantasy of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. From the wellspring of Frankenstein, Germanic fairy tales, and heroic, epic myths a dark and fantastic path can be found to the fragmentation of the 1930s: the schlock horror of early modern movies, the invention of High Fantasy by Tolkien and fellow Inkling C.S. Lewis, and the pulp magazine powerhouse Weird Tales with Robert E. Howard’s sword and sorcery archetype Conan. A brilliant concoction of movie posters, stills, book covers, fantastic art and incredible timelines.

Author : David Langford,Dave Golder,Jess Nevins,Russ Thorne,Sarah Dobbs
Publisher : Flame Tree Illustrated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1786645270

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The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction by David Langford,Dave Golder,Jess Nevins,Russ Thorne,Sarah Dobbs Pdf

A truly astonishing, illustrated history of Science fiction, covering fantasy, and horror, with forays into crime, mystery and the gothic. Using timelines, online links, illustrations, posters, movie stills, book covers, and more, this amazing new book propels us into the well of modern imagination, from its roots in Frankenstein, through Verne, H.G. Wells, the late gothic and weird horror of Lovecraft to the mass market sensationalism of the Pulp magazines. The Pulps then invoked a new generation of writers (such as Ray Bradbury and Robert Bloch) of the Golden Age before many transitioned to screenwriting for the movies and early TV (Psycho, Star Trek, Twilight Zone), inspiring, in turn, the invasion of superheroes, gigantic spaceships, and dystopian landscapes onto our data-streaming tablets and computers. The book explores the interplay between great writers, (Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke) and story-telling directors (Kubrick, James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Christopher Nolan, George Lucas) who create powerful Sci-Fi, reflecting and challenging the developments of technology, science and society. Each have played a major role in this all-consuming, speculative form of world-building, from its early manifestation as a shocking literary event, to the mass market sensation is today.

Author : Robert E. Weinberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Horror films
ISBN : UVA:X004465433

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Horror of the 20th Century by Robert E. Weinberg Pdf

The most renowned writers, illustrators, publishers, actors, and filmmakers are drawn together in this exquisite portrayal of horror. Every media from comics, paperbacks, hardcovers, and movies is represented in full color.

Author : Dave Smith,Fantasy Illustrated
Publisher : Fantasy Illustrated
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1633981142

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Fantasy Illustrated Astounding 50th Anniversary Catalog by Dave Smith,Fantasy Illustrated Pdf

The 50th Anniversary catalog from one of the world's leading dealers in great vintage pulps, comics, & science fiction.

Author : Frank M. Robinson,Robert E. Weinberg,Randy Broecker
Publisher : Collectors Press, Inc.
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781888054729

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Art of Imagination by Frank M. Robinson,Robert E. Weinberg,Randy Broecker Pdf

Author : Roger Luckhurst
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781780235646

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Zombies by Roger Luckhurst Pdf

Add a gurgling moan with the sound of dragging feet and a smell of decay and what do you get? Better not find out. The zombie has roamed with dead-eyed menace from its beginnings in obscure folklore and superstition to global status today, the star of films such as 28 Days Later, World War Z, and the outrageously successful comic book, TV series, and video game—The Walking Dead. In this brain-gripping history, Roger Luckhurst traces the permutations of the zombie through our culture and imaginations, examining the undead’s ability to remain defiantly alive. Luckhurst follows a trail that leads from the nineteenth-century Caribbean, through American pulp fiction of the 1920s, to the middle of the twentieth century, when zombies swarmed comic books and movie screens. From there he follows the zombie around the world, tracing the vectors of its infectious global spread from France to Australia, Brazil to Japan. Stitching together materials from anthropology, folklore, travel writings, colonial histories, popular literature and cinema, medical history, and cultural theory, Zombies is the definitive short introduction to these restless pulp monsters.

Author : John Clute
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : 0751302023

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Science Fiction by John Clute Pdf

An encyclopedia of science fiction magazines, authors, classic titles, graphic works, genre films and television programs, and the effect history has played in relation to this genre.

Author : Mervyn Peake
Publisher : Random House
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409019794

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The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake Pdf

Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons (and his eccentric and wayward subjects) according to strict age-old rituals, but things are changing in the castle. Titus must contend with treachery, manipulation and murder as well as his own longing for a life beyond the castle walls. 'A master of the macabre and a traveller through the deeper and darker chasms of the imagination' The Times 'Dark, dense, baroque and hauntingly beautiful. Peake's lush prose and imagery are a pleasure to any lover of the beauty of the written word,' Carlos Ruiz-Zafron, author of The Shadow of the Wind

Author : Desirina Boskovich
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781683354987

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Lost Transmissions by Desirina Boskovich Pdf

This illustrated journey through lost, overlooked, and uncompleted works is “a fascinating enrichment of the history of sf and fantasy” (Booklist). Science fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now, associated in our mind with blockbuster movies and massive conventions. But there’s much more to the story than the headline-making hits. Lost Transmissions is a rich trove of forgotten and unknown, imagined-but-never-finished, and under-appreciated-but-influential works from those imaginative genres, as well as little-known information about well-known properties. Divided into sections on Film & TV, Literature, Art, Music, Fashion, Architecture, and Pop Culture, the book examines: Jules Verne’s lost novel AfroFuturism and Space Disco E.T.’s scary beginnings William Gibson’s never-filmed Aliens sequel Weezer’s never-made space opera the 8,000-page metaphysical diary of Philip K. Dick, and more Featuring more than 150 photos, this insightful volume will become the bible of science fiction and fantasy’s most interesting and least-known chapters. “Will broaden your horizons and turn you on to wonders bubbling under the mass-market commodified pleasures to which we all too often limit ourselves.” —The Washington Post

Author : S. T. Joshi
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780809531226

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The Weird Tale by S. T. Joshi Pdf

The leading critic of supernatural literature here examines the roots of the "weird tale" (as Lovecraft called it) through detailed examinations of five "founding fathers" of the genre: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, and H.P. Lovecraft. The result is a thorough study of the art, craft, philosophy, and aesthetics of an enduring genre of fantastic literature.

Author : S. T. Joshi,Guillermo del Toro
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101662755

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American Supernatural Tales by S. T. Joshi,Guillermo del Toro Pdf

Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by Academy Award-winning director of The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro American Supernatural Tales is the ultimate collection of weird and frightening American short fiction. As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. The book celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation's brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and—of course—Stephen King. This volumes also includes "The Yellow Sign," the most horrific story from The King in Yellow, the classic horror collection by Robert W. Chambers featured on HBO's hit TV series True Detective. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good collection of stories. Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro’s favorites, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ray Russell’s short story “Sardonicus,” considered by Stephen King to be “perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written,” to Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Howard. Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere.

Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Applause Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Art
ISBN : 1495009130

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The Art of Horror by Stephen Jones Pdf

THE ART OF HORROR: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451678185

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The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Pdf

Eighteen science fiction stories deal with love, madness, and death on Mars, Venus, and in space.

Author : Frank M. Robinson
Publisher : Collectors Press, Inc.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1888054409

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Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Frank M. Robinson Pdf

Newly reprinted and redesigned, this special edition is vividly illustrated with images of film posters, magazines, and books. From dime store novels to pulp magazines, science fiction has chronicled both our hopes for the future and our fear of it.. Learn the story-behind-the-story in this monumental volume documenting 100 years of science fiction. Deeply researched and meticulously documented.

Author : Robert E. Weinberg,Martin Harry Greenberg
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015055878501

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Rivals of Weird Tales by Robert E. Weinberg,Martin Harry Greenberg Pdf

Some of the best from the golden age of weird fiction pulps (the 1930s and 1940s). Includes Tales of Magic and Mystery, Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, Horror Stories, Strange Stories, and more.