H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies: The Classic Stories That Inspired The Classic Horror Films
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- Synopsis
- An anthology of original Lovecraft stories that inspired some of the scariest horror films in history. H.P. Lovecraft is universally regarded as one of the twentieth century&’s most important horror authors. But with more than 100 movies based on his writing, he also ranks alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King as one of the most adapted authors of all time.H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies presents the very best of the acclaimed author&’s stories that have been adapted to film. The collection also includes an enlightening historical introduction, short headnotes for each story featuring interesting trivia, and an appendix with credits for each screen version. Featured stories include: &“The Colour out of Space&”: filmed twice, once as a vehicle for Boris Karloff called Die, Monster, Die! &“The Dunwich Horror,&” also filmed two times, once with Dean Stockwell &“Pickmans Model&” and &“Cool Air&”: both for Rod Serlings Night Gallery TV program &“The Call of Cthulhu,&” which laid the foundation for the Cthulhu Mythos
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 383 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781435137264
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781435136175
- Publisher:
- Union Square & Co.
- Date of Addition:
- 11/03/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Fall River Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Horror, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.