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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786433329
ISBN-139780786433322
eBay Product ID (ePID)71158117
Product Key Features
Number of Pages255 Pages
Publication NameComedy-Horror Films : a Chronological History, 1914-2008
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
SubjectFilm / Genres / Horror, Film / General, Film / History & Criticism, Film / Genres / Comedy
TypeTextbook
AuthorBruce G. Hallenbeck
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-001825
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"commendable...comprehensive...a strong frame of reference...interesting information and insights...exceptional analysis...diversity of titles...any general fan of movies will benefit from this book, as will libraries and film research centers. It is most highly recommended"- Rogue Cinema ; "a great fun filmbook and one of the best reads of 2009"- Little Shoppe of Horrors ;"Hallenbeck knows his stuff, so the history lesson is engaging one for film fans"- www.bookgasm.com ; "a fun read...a cool book"- Horrornews.net ; "anyone studying film will find this book useful and any filmgoer who is a fan of the genre will enjoy it"- The Art Book ; "essays are well-written"- Scarlet ; "comprehensive...a historical and often humorous look at these great films...provides wonderful anecdotes...film buffs will want to add this book to their library"- The Gouverneur Times ; "an unabashed love letter to a hybrid genre that has been hiding in plain sight since the earliest days of cinema...a breezily entertaining survey driven by the author's abiding affection for the subject matter"-Peter Hanson, author of The Cinema of Generation X., "commendable...comprehensive...a strong frame of reference...interesting information and insights...exceptional analysis...diversity of titles...any general fan of movies will benefit from this book, as will libraries and film research centers. It is most highly recommended"-- Rogue Cinema "a great fun filmbook and one of the best reads of 2009"-- Little Shoppe of Horrors ;"Hallenbeck knows his stuff, so the history lesson is engaging one for film fans"-- www.bookgasm.com "a fun read...a cool book"-- Horrornews.net "anyone studying film will find this book useful and any filmgoer who is a fan of the genre will enjoy it"-- The Art Book "essays are well-written"-- Scarlet "comprehensive...a historical and often humorous look at these great films...provides wonderful anecdotes...film buffs will want to add this book to their library"-- The Gouverneur Times "an unabashed love letter to a hybrid genre that has been hiding in plain sight since the earliest days of cinema...a breezily entertaining survey driven by the author's abiding affection for the subject matter"--Peter Hanson, author of The Cinema of Generation X., "commendable...comprehensive...a strong frame of reference...interesting information and insights...exceptional analysis...diversity of titles...any general fan of movies will benefit from this book, as will libraries and film research centers. It is most highly recommended"-- Rogue Cinema ; "a great fun filmbook and one of the best reads of 2009"-- Little Shoppe of Horrors ;"Hallenbeck knows his stuff, so the history lesson is engaging one for film fans"-- www.bookgasm.com ; "a fun read...a cool book"-- Horrornews.net ; "anyone studying film will find this book useful and any filmgoer who is a fan of the genre will enjoy it"-- The Art Book ; "essays are well-written"-- Scarlet ; "comprehensive...a historical and often humorous look at these great films...provides wonderful anecdotes...film buffs will want to add this book to their library"-- The Gouverneur Times ; "an unabashed love letter to a hybrid genre that has been hiding in plain sight since the earliest days of cinema...a breezily entertaining survey driven by the author's abiding affection for the subject matter"--Peter Hanson, author of The Cinema of Generation X.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.43/6164
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. The Silents: Unheard Punchlines and Subtitled Screams 2. The Thirties: Old Dark Houses and Gorilla Suits 3. The Forties: Killer Zombies and Comedy Teams 4. The Fifties: Elderly Monsters and Black Humor 5. The Sixties: Gothic Castles and Cleavage Galore 6. The Seventies: Naked Vampires and Young Frankensteins 7. The Eighties: American Werewolves and Toxic Avengers 8. The Nineties: Screams and Cemetery Men 9. Comedy-Horror in the New Millennium Afterword Appendix A: A Chronological Checklist of Films Appendix B: Selected Short Subjects Bibliography Index
SynopsisFun and fright have long been partners in the cinema, dating back to the silent film era and progressing to the Scary Movie franchise and other recent releases. This guide takes a comprehensive look at the comedy-horror movie genre, from the earliest stabs at melding horror and hilarity during the nascent days of silent film, to its full-fledged development with The Bat in 1926, to the Abbott and Costello films pitting the comedy duo against Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy and other Universal Studio monsters, continuing to such recent cult hits as Shaun of the Dead and Black Sheep . Selected short films such as Tim Burton's Frankenweenie are also covered. Photos and promotional posters, interviews with actors and a filmography are included., Fun and fright have long been partners in the cinema, dating back to the silent film era and progressing to the Scary Movie franchise and other releases. This guide takes a comprehensive look at the comedy-horror movie genre from the earliest stabs at melding horror and hilarity during the nascent days of silent film.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.H6H345 2009
