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Author:   Randy Palmer
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   illustrated Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780786428502

ISBN 10:   0786428503
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   19 July 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Herschell Gordon Lewis      Foreword by David F. Friedman      Preface      1. A Scar Is Born      2. Sexploitation Ain’t No Dirty Word      3. Primed for Profit      4. Lucky Strikes      5. Sin ’n’ Skin      6. A Slip of the Tongue      7. How Did It Play in Peoria?      8. A Little Southern Hospitality Never Hurt Anyone … Much      9. Canvassing for Corpuscles      10. Moonshine Monsters      11. 100 Percent Weird      12. Whatever Flips Your Wig      13. Sex-O-Rama      14. Gouts of Blood      15. Hellraiser      16. California Cowpoke      17. Here Comes Mr. Wizard      18. What a Bunch of Yahoos!      19. Gore Smorgasbord      20. Life After Gore      Filmography      Index     

Reviews

detailed, well-referenced biography --Booklist; an impressive performance --Video Watchdog; an extremely enjoyable portrait of [Lewis'] wild film career --Shock Cinema; a sharp, entertaining read...an excellent document of Lewis' career...filled with amusing anecdotes...a welcome addition --Crimson Celluloid; a highly readable study --Brutarian Quarterly.

detailed, well-referenced biography --Booklist an impressive performance --Video Watchdog an extremely enjoyable portrait of [Lewis'] wild film career --Shock Cinema a sharp, entertaining read...an excellent document of Lewis' career...filled with amusing anecdotes...a welcome addition --Crimson Celluloid a highly readable study --Brutarian Quarterly.

"""detailed, well-referenced biography""--Booklist; ""an impressive performance""--Video Watchdog; ""an extremely enjoyable portrait of [Lewis'] wild film career""--Shock Cinema; ""a sharp, entertaining read...an excellent document of Lewis' career...filled with amusing anecdotes...a welcome addition""--Crimson Celluloid; ""a highly readable study""--Brutarian Quarterly."

Author Information

The late Randy Palmer has written for Fangoria, Cinefantastique and other genre magazines, and was also the author of Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker (1997, “tremendous”—Fangoria). He lived in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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