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The Complete Peter Cushing
Author: David Miller
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a complete guide to the career and films of Peter Cushing, one of Britain's best-loved actors, who has played such classic roles as Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes.
Terence Fisher
Author: Peter Hutchings
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2017-06-01
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1526125471
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Terence Fisher is best known as the director who made most of the classic Hammer horrors – including The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Devil Rides Out. But there is more to Terence Fisher than Hammer horror. In a busy twenty-five-year career, he directed fifty films, not just horrors but also thrillers, comedies, melodramas and science-fiction. This book offers an appreciation of all of Fisher's films and also gives a sense of his place in British film history. Looking at Fisher’s career as a whole not only underlines his importance as a film-maker but also casts a new, interesting light on the areas in which he worked – Gainsborough melodrama, the 1950s B film, 1960s science-fiction and, of course, Hammer, one of the most successful independent film companies in the history of British cinema.
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Horror Cinema
Author: Mark A. Miller
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2020-02-28
Total Pages: 552
ISBN-13: 147663842X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From their first pairing in Hamlet (1948) to House of the Long Shadows (1983), British film stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing forged perhaps the most successful collaboration in horror film history. In its revised and expanded second edition, this volume examines their 22 movie team-ups, with critical commentary, complete cast and credits, production information, details on cinematography and make-up, exhibition history and box-office figures. A wealth of background about Hammer, Amicus and other production companies is provided, along with more than 100 illustrations. Lee and Cushing describe particulars of their partnership in original interviews. Exclusive interviews with Robert Bloch, Hazel Court and nearly fifty other actors, directors and others who worked on the Lee-Cushing films are included.
Peter Cushing: A Life in Film
Author: David Miller
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2013-04-16
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1781162743
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Peter Cushing was an unforgettable presence in cult cinema of the fifties, sixties and seventies, and remains one of Britain's best-loved film stars. Cushing made a huge impact in the groundbreaking television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, and went on to find international fame as Baron Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in the most acclaimed films from the Hammer studio. During his lengthy career, Cushing also played Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin, the villain of the original Star Wars. Author David Miller has written a definitive guide to the stage and screen career of a legendary star, drawing upon conversations with Cushing's friends and colleagues, archive material held by the BBC and Hammer Film Productions, and previously unpublished correspondence with Cushing himself. This in-depth research forms the basis for a revealing re-assessment of the career and achievements of this much admired and very private actor.
The Vampire Book
Author: J Gordon Melton
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2010-09-01
Total Pages: 944
ISBN-13: 1578593484
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Revised, updated, and enlarged, this vast reference is an alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, many facets are uncovered—historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular. From Vlad the Impaler and Barnabas Collins to Dracula and Lestat, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays, a vampire chronology, and 60 pages of vampire resources. Complete with detailed illustrations and photographs, the third edition of this popular authority includes a wealth of current events, including the Twilight phenomenon; contemporary authors of vampire romance; the growth and development of genuine, self-identified vampire communities; and prominent TV shows from Buffy to True Blood.
"Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!"
Author: Bryan Senn
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2019-03-05
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 1476668949
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills--including many horror and science fiction double features. Though many of these films were low-budget and low-end, others, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Horror of Dracula and The Fly, became bona fide classics. Beginning with Universal-International's 1955 pairing of Revenge of the Creature and Cult of the Cobra, 147 officially sanctioned horror and sci-fi double-bills were released over a 20-year period. This book presents these double features year-by-year, and includes production details, historical notes, and critical commentary for each film.
Dracula
Author: Peter Hutchings
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2003-04-25
Total Pages: 117
ISBN-13: 0857712195
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hammer Horror's "Dracula" was released in 1958 to a mixture of shock, outrage and praise. Yet this version of the Dracula tale, directed by Terence Fisher, was a milestone both for British cinema and for the horror genre. It made an international star of Christopher Lee and confirmed Hammer Films as one of the world's leading purveyors of cinematic terror. Peter Hutchings reveals how Hammer's newly eroticized version of "Dracula" differs from its previous incarnations. He explores the film's symbolism and narrative structure, as well as its potent sexuality and controversial take on gender. Aimed at students of film and fans of the horror genre, this lively guide reveals the legacy which Hammer's "Dracula" has left to cinema.
The Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes
Author: Janice M. Allan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-05-02
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1107155851
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Accessible exploration of Sherlock Holmes and his relationship to late-Victorian culture as well as his ongoing significance and popularity.
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12
Author: Stephen Jones
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2012-03-01
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1780337124
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The World Fantasy Award-winning anthology series reaches its twelfth spectacular volume. Collecting around a quarter of a million words by some of the biggest names and rising stars of the genre, this latest annual showcase of all things dark and deadly includes stories and novellas by Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Terry Lamsley, Tim Lebbon, Paul J. McAuley, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith and Hollywood director Mick Garris. Also featuring the most comprehensive overview of the year, a fascinating necrology and a list of useful contacts, this is the one book that all lovers of the supematural and psychological terror will want on their shelves.
