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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824837903321

Autore

Soister John T. <1950->

Titolo

American silent horror, science fiction and fantasy feature films, 1913-1929 [[electronic resource] /] / John T. Soister and Henry Nicolella ; with Steve Joyce and Harry Long ; researcher-archivist, Bill Chase

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, N.C., : McFarland & Co., Inc., c2012

ISBN

1-280-87730-8

9786613718617

0-7864-8790-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (831 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NicolellaHenry

JoyceSteve <1952->

LongHarry

ChaseBill

Disciplina

791.43/6164

791.436164

Soggetti

Horror films - United States

Science fiction films - United States

Fantasy films - United States

Silent films - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

v. 1. Authors' notes. Preface. After his own heart-The mystic -- v. 2. Neptune's bride-The zero hour. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"During the Silent Era there were films that dared to tackle such topics as mesmerism, the supernatural and the grotesque. Using surviving documentation and their combined expertise, the authors offer their thoughts on these departures from the norm in this encyclopedic discussion on the American view of cinematic horror, science fiction and fantasy 1913-1929"--Provided by publisher.