Now a terrifying motion picture!
Subtitle: twenty-five classic works of horror adapted from book to film
By: James F. Broderick
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780786447633
Subjects: American Horror tales; English Horror tales; Motion pictures and literature; History and criticism; Film adaptations; Horror films
Description: "This work explores the relationship between twenty-five enduring works of horror literature and the classic films that have been adapted from them. Each chapter delves into the historical and cultural background of a particular type of horror--hauntings, zombies, aliens and more--and provides an overview of a specific work's critical and popular reception"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Altered states; title: The Amityville horror; title: The birds; title: Dead ringers; title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; title: The exorcist; title: The fly; title: Frankenstein; title: Freaks; title: From hell; title: Ghost story; title: The hound of the Baskervilles; title: Jaws; title: The masque of the red death; title: The night stalker; title: The ninth gate; title: Nosferatu; title: The phantom of the opera; title: Psycho; title: Re-animator; title: The serpent and the rainbow; title: The shining; title: Sleepy Hollow; title: The thing from another world; title: Village of the damned.