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1) Cursed films
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"A five-part documentary series which explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood's notoriously 'cursed' horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary among film fans and filmmakers alike. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?"--Container....
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Series
Lake witch trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham Jones. "Some girls just don't know how to die..." Shirley Jackson meets Friday the 13th in My Heart Is a Chainsaw, written by the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones, called "a literary...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Hitchcock is not the Godfather of the horror film: Moreover, the greatest horror directors of this era were actually reacting against him, as much as paying homage to him. This is particularly true of the end of Psycho, which horror makers hated as much as they loved the shower scene. This is a new argument that is at odds with most everything written about the genre. The origins of horror tropes: Zinoman does a masterful job of tracing the origins...
5) Get out
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
6) Run time
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Stepping in to replace the original actress in Final Draft, a psychological horror movie being filmed at a house deep in the forest, former soap star Adele Rafferty hopes that this will be her big break until she realizes that this role just might be the death of her"--
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Series
Squish volume 6
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Afraid to watch horror movies with his friend, Pod, Squish the amoeba feels better after learning that even comic book superheroes get scared sometimes.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Eli Roth explores the dark power and wicked fun of scary movies, the craft that went into making them and the ways that horror films reflect the anxieties of their times. The themes include Houses of Hell, Monsters, Body Horror, Witches, Chilling Children, and Classic Horror. Interviewees include Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele and more.
11) I kissed a girl
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Lilah Silver is an up-and-coming actress who longs to break out from the B-rate horror flicks she's known for. When she gets the chance to star in her first lead role, she'll need some major help from makeup artist and special effects guru Noa Birnbaum to shine brighter than all the rest. But can the major chemistry brewing over long hours spent together ever hope to survive the bright shine of the spotlight?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s...
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Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: The award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post makes her adult debut with this highly imaginative and original horror-comedy centered around a cursed New England boarding school for girls-a wickedly whimsical celebration of the art of storytelling, sapphic love, and the rebellious female spirit. 640pp., 50K
14) The Blob (DVD)
Pub. Date
1958.
Language
English
Description
Young Steven must rally the teenagers of his small town in order to save it from a pulsating Blob from outer space.
16) Van helsing
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Legendary monster hunter Van Helsing is summoned to mysterious Transylvania on a mission that will thrust him into a sweeping battle against the forces of darkness!
"A fun, action-packed, highly interesting movie."--Reeltalk Movie Reviews
"Spectacular and fun."--Roger Ebert
"The rare kind of movie where the badness just adds to the fun."--Miami Herald
18) The Lost boys
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Horror film involving modern-day teenage ghouls and vampires in a California town.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"1968: Actress Gemma Turner once dreamed of stardom. Unfortunately, she's on the cusp of slipping into obscurity. When she's offered the lead in a radical new horror film, Gemma believes her luck has finally changed. But L'Etrange Lune's set is not what she expected. The director is eccentric, and the script doesn't make sense. Gemma is determined to make this work. It's her last chance to achieve her dream--but that dream is about to derail her life....
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