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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John T. Soister , Henry NicolellaPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.449kg ISBN: 9780786498314ISBN 10: 0786498315 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 23 June 2016 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Nota Bene viii Introduction Der Tunnel; Transatlantic Tunnel Sherlock Holmes The Sky Ranger (The Man Who Stole the Moon) First Looks: Das grinsende Gesicht; Die Insel der Verschollenen The Monkey’s Paw; Sweeney Todd The House Without a Key Forgotten Faces High Treason; Men Must Fight Les Fantômes de Paris: Chéri-Bibi; The Phantom of Paris Just Imagine Fog; Terror Aboard The Horror: The Patchwork Cinema of Bud Pollard Return of the Terror Death Takes a Holiday Hispanic Horrors Der Hund von Baskerville Císařův Pekař a Pekařův Císař (The Emperor’s Baker, the Baker’s Emperor) Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviews“fascinating...a brilliant book...well written. Fun to read. Incredible research...really, really good photo and illo reproduction...a great read and a great book”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “Soister and Nicolella have done a wonderful job of finding these films and bringing them to the attention of genre fans”—Scarlet The Film Magazine; “Soister and Nicolella dust off nearly two dozen films of the early twentieth century for vintage horror fans and present fresh critique of these mid-level films, aiming for an eclectic mix of pictures that have been neither repetitively dissected nor rightfully consigned to obscurity”—ProtoView; Reviews from the first volume Up from the Vault: “unique...highly interesting...important piece of history”—Monsters from the Vault; “magnificent...a must...important...wonderful”—VideoScope; “very interesting...a good job...recommended reading”—Silents Are Golden; “fluid writing style...[the author has] done his homework”—Video Watchdog; “sheds light on 21 undeservedly neglected films”—C&RL News. <b>Reviews from the first volume <i>Up from the Vault</i></b> unique...highly interesting...important piece of history --<i>Monsters from the Vault</i>; a great read and a great book --<i>Little Shoppe of Horrors</i>; magnificent...a must...important...wonderful --<i>VideoScope</i>; very interesting...a good job...recommended reading --<i>Silents Are Golden</i>; fluid writing style...[the author has] done his homework --<i>Video Watchdog</i>; sheds light on 21 undeservedly neglected films --<i>C&RL News.</i> fluid writing style...[the author has] done his homework -- Video Watchdog Video Watchdog fascinating...a brilliant book...well written. Fun to read. Incredible research...really, really good photo and illo reproduction...a great read and a great book --Little Shoppe of Horrors; Soister and Nicolella have done a wonderful job of finding these films and bringing them to the attention of genre fans --Scarlet The Film Magazine; Soister and Nicolella dust off nearly two dozen films of the early twentieth century for vintage horror fans and present fresh critique of these mid-level films, aiming for an eclectic mix of pictures that have been neither repetitively dissected nor rightfully consigned to obscurity --ProtoView; Reviews from the first volume Up from the Vault unique...highly interesting...important piece of history --Monsters from the Vault; magnificent...a must...important...wonderful --VideoScope; very interesting...a good job...recommended reading --Silents Are Golden; fluid writing style...[the author has] done his homework --Video Watchdog; sheds light on 21 undeservedly neglected films --C&RL News. Author InformationJohn T. Soister is a teacher of modern and classical languages, and lives in Denver, Colorado. Henry Nicolella, of Syracuse, New York, retired from a ministry of working for the homeless. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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