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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786438843

ISBN-139780786438846

eBay Product ID (ePID)64352220

Product Key Features

Number of Pages685 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTerror Television : American Series, 1970-1999

SubjectTelevision / General, General

Publication Year2008

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Reference

AuthorJohn Kenneth Muir

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight43 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Muir is well versed in his subject...thorough research...useful...indepth"- Booklist ; "highly readable, extremely literate...definitive...a thorough evaluation of each program...all film libraries will want a copy"- ARBA ; "massive...a complete episode guide to each series...a lot of information here...a good format...Muir has obviously done his homework...excellent analysis of shows...indispensable...useful"- Chiller Theatre ; "the writing is both thoughtful and witty throughout...excellent...an essential purchase"- Reference & User Services Quarterly ; "analyses are first-rate...superlative television history"- Big Reel ; "substantial"- Classic Images ; "exhaustive"- Interzone ; "definitive...well compiled and researched...informative"- Rue Morgue., "Muir is well versed in his subject...thorough research...useful...indepth"-- Booklist "highly readable, extremely literate...definitive...a thorough evaluation of each program...all film libraries will want a copy"-- ARBA "massive...a complete episode guide to each series...a lot of information here...a good format...Muir has obviously done his homework...excellent analysis of shows...indispensable...useful"-- Chiller Theatre "the writing is both thoughtful and witty throughout...excellent...an essential purchase"-- Reference & User Services Quarterly "analyses are first-rate...superlative television history"-- Big Reel "substantial"-- Classic Images "exhaustive"-- Interzone "definitive...well compiled and researched...informative"-- Rue Morgue., "Muir is well versed in his subject...thorough research...useful...indepth"-- Booklist ; "highly readable, extremely literate...definitive...a thorough evaluation of each program...all film libraries will want a copy"-- ARBA ; "massive...a complete episode guide to each series...a lot of information here...a good format...Muir has obviously done his homework...excellent analysis of shows...indispensable...useful"-- Chiller Theatre ; "the writing is both thoughtful and witty throughout...excellent...an essential purchase"-- Reference & User Services Quarterly ; "analyses are first-rate...superlative television history"-- Big Reel ; "substantial"-- Classic Images ; "exhaustive"-- Interzone ; "definitive...well compiled and researched...informative"-- Rue Morgue.

Number of Volumes2 vols.

Volume Number2 vol set

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal741.45/6164

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Edition DescriptionAlternate

SynopsisAlthough horror shows on television are popular in the 1990s thanks to the success of Chris Carter's The X-Files, such has not always been the case. Creators Rod Serling, Dan Curtis, William Castle, Quinn Martin, John Newland, George Romero, Stephen King, David Lynch, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Aaron Spelling and others have toiled to bring the horror genre to American living rooms for years. This large-scale reference book documents an entire genre, from the dawn of modern horror television with the watershed Serling anthology, Night Gallery (1970), a show lensed in color and featuring more graphic makeup and violence than ever before seen on the tube, through more than 30 programs, including those of the 1998-1999 season. Complete histories, critical reception, episode guides, cast, crew and guest star information, as well as series reviews are included, along with footnotes, a lengthy bibliography and an in-depth index. From Kolchak: The Night Stalker to Millennium, from The Evil Touch to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twin Peaks, Terror Television is a detailed reference guide to three decades of frightening television programs, both memorable and obscure., Although horror shows on television are popular in the 1990s thanks to the success of ""The X-Files"", such has not always been the case. From ""Kolchak: The Night Stalker"" to ""Millennium"", from ""The Evil Touch"" to ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", this is a guide to frightening television programs, both memorable and obscure.