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Scaring Us to Death

Author	: Michael R. Collings
Publisher	: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date	: 1997
ISBN 10	: 9780930261375
Pages	: 168 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (32 users)

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Download or read book Scaring Us to Death written by Michael R. Collings and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised and expanded edition of "The Stephen King Phenomenon," Dr. Michael R. Collings re-examines the impact of Stephen King on popular culture.

Reel Knockouts

Author	: Martha McCaughey
Publisher	: University of Texas Press
Release Date	: 2010-01-01
ISBN 10	: 9780292778375
Pages	: 291 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (927 users)

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Download or read book Reel Knockouts written by Martha McCaughey and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Thelma and Louise outfought the men who had tormented them, women across America discovered what male fans of action movies have long known—the empowering rush of movie violence. Yet the duo's escapades also provoked censure across a wide range of viewers, from conservatives who felt threatened by the up-ending of women's traditional roles to feminists who saw the pair's use of male-style violence as yet another instance of women's co-option by the patriarchy. In the first book-length study of violent women in movies, Reel Knockouts makes feminist sense of violent women in films from Hollywood to Hong Kong, from top-grossing to direct-to-video, and from cop-action movies to X-rated skin flicks. Contributors from a variety of disciplines analyze violent women's respective places in the history of cinema, in the lives of viewers, and in the feminist response to male violence against women. The essays in part one, "Genre Films," turn to film cycles in which violent women have routinely appeared. The essays in part two, "New Bonds and New Communities," analyze movies singly or in pairs to determine how women's movie brutality fosters solidarity amongst the characters or their audiences. All of the contributions look at films not simply in terms of whether they properly represent women or feminist principles, but also as texts with social contexts and possible uses in the re-construction of masculinity and femininity.

Apocalyptic Dread

Author	: Kirsten Moana Thompson
Publisher	: SUNY Press
Release Date	: 2012-02-01
ISBN 10	: 9780791480335
Pages	: 207 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (914 users)

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Download or read book Apocalyptic Dread written by Kirsten Moana Thompson and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power and presence of dread in recent American cinema.

Hollywood s Stephen King

Author	: Tony Magistrale
Publisher	: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date	: 2003-11-22
ISBN 10	: 0312293216
Pages	: 233 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (932 users)

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Download or read book Hollywood s Stephen King written by Tony Magistrale and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-11-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive overview of film adaptations of the works of horror master Stephen King analyzes the thematic, narative, and character links that are revealed among his films, exploring such popular films as Stand By Me, Misery, The Shining, The Green Mile, and The Shawshank Redemption, among others. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Haunted Heart

Author	: Lisa Rogak
Publisher	: Macmillan
Release Date	: 2010-01-05
ISBN 10	: 9781429987974
Pages	: 320 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (299 users)

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Download or read book Haunted Heart written by Lisa Rogak and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King: "I'm afraid of everything." "As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot." "I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone." "Writing is an addiction for me." "I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter." "When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail." "You have to be a little nuts to be a writer." "There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you."

The Complete Stephen King Universe

Author	: Stanley Wiater
Publisher	: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date	: 2006-05-30
ISBN 10	: 1429931450
Pages	: 544 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (314 users)

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Download or read book The Complete Stephen King Universe written by Stanley Wiater and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myriad worlds and universes King has created are, in reality, one world, one universe. Here is the guide to that universe. The Complete Stephen King Universe is the only definitive reference work that examines all of Stephen King's novels, short stories, motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays, and deciphers the threads that exist in all of his work. This ultimate resource includes in-depth story analyses, character breakdowns, little-known facts, and startling revelations on how the plots, themes, characters, and conflicts intertwine. After discovering The Complete Stephen King Universe, you will never read Stephen King the same way again.

Stephen King American Master

Author	: Stephen Spignesi
Publisher	: Permuted Press+ORM
Release Date	: 2018-10-30
ISBN 10	: 9781682616079
Pages	: 397 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (826 users)

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Download or read book Stephen King American Master written by Stephen Spignesi and published by Permuted Press+ORM. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating facts, trivia, and little-known details about the Master of the Macabre’s life from the “world’s leading authority on Stephen King” (Entertainment Weekly). New York Times–bestselling author Stephen Spignesi has compiled interviews, essays, and loads of facts and details about all of Stephen King’s work into this fun and informative compendium for the author’s many fans, from the casual to the fanatical! Did you know. . . ? In his early teens, Stephen King sold typed copies of his short stories at school. King originally thought his novel Pet Sematary was too frightening to publish. King’s legendary Dark Tower series took him more than 30 years to write. Thinner was the novel that revealed his “Richard Bachman” pseudonym to the world. King wrote The Eyes of the Dragon for his daughter Naomi. He has never liked Stanley Kubrick’s film version of his novel The Shining. It took him four years to write what some consider his magnum opus, IT. The 2017 film version of IT has grossed more than $700 million worldwide. In addition to novels, King has written essays, plays, screenplays, and even poetry.

The Films of Stephen King

Author	: T. Magistrale
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2008-02-04
ISBN 10	: 9780230610583
Pages	: 248 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (36 users)

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Download or read book The Films of Stephen King written by T. Magistrale and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Films of Stephen King is the first collection of essays assembled on the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King. The individual chapters, written by cinema, television, and cultural studies scholars, examine the most important films from the King canon, from Carrie to The Shining to The Shawshank Redemption.

Teaching Stephen King

Author	: A. Burger
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2016-04-08
ISBN 10	: 9781137483911
Pages	: 211 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (374 users)

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Download or read book Teaching Stephen King written by A. Burger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The section on Variations on Horror Tropes includes chapters on the vampire, the werewolf, the undead monster, and the ghost. The section on Real Life Horror includes chapters on King's school shooting novella Rage, sexual violence, and coming of age narratives. Finally, the section on Playing with Publishing includes chapters on serial publishing and The Green Mile, e-books, and graphic novels.

Stephen King on the Big Screen

Author	: Mark Browning
Publisher	: Intellect Books
Release Date	: 2009
ISBN 10	: 9781841502458
Pages	: 251 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (415 users)

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Download or read book Stephen King on the Big Screen written by Mark Browning and published by Intellect Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: and the first to consider in detail films like Creepshow, Sleepwalkers and 1408. The style, whilst critically rigorous, is designed to be accessible to discerning readers of King and fans of films based on his work." --Book Jacket.

New York Magazine

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Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1995-04-03
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 120 pages
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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-04-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films

Author	: Salvador Jimenez Murguía
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date	: 2019-12-15
ISBN 10	: 9781538115527
Pages	: 512 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (381 users)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films written by Salvador Jimenez Murguía and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The treatment—and mistreatment—of women throughout history continues to be a necessary topic of discussion, in order for progress to be made and equality to be achieved. While current articles and books expose troubling truths of the gender divide, modern cinema continues to provide problematic depictions of such behavior—with a few heartening exceptions. The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films closely examines the many, pervasive forms of sexism in contemporary productions—from clueless comedies to superhero blockbusters. In more than 130 entries, this volume explores a number of cinematic grievances including: the objectification of women’s bodies the limited character types available for female performers the lack of sexual diversity on the screen the limited range of desirable traits for female performers the use of gratuitous sex the narrow focus on heteronormative depictions of courtship and romance The films discussed here include As Good as It Gets (1999), Beauty and The Beast (2017), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Do the Right Thing (1989), Easy A (2010), The Forty-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Hidden Figures (2016), Lost in Translation (2003), Mulholland Drive (2001), Showgirls (1995), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Star Wars (1977), Thelma & Louise (1991), Tootsie (1982), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and 9 to 5 (1980). By digging deeply into more insidious forms of sexual/gender discrimination, this book illuminates one more aspect of women’s lives that deserves to be understood. Offering insights and analysis from more than fifty contributors, The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films will appeal to scholars of cinema, gender studies, women’s studies, and cultural history.

Dissecting Stephen King

Author	: Heidi Strengell
Publisher	: Popular Press
Release Date	: 2005
ISBN 10	: 0299209741
Pages	: 308 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (97 users)

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Download or read book Dissecting Stephen King written by Heidi Strengell and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a thoughtful, well-informed study exploring fiction from throughout Stephen King's immense oeuvre, Heidi Strengell shows how this popular writer enriches his unique brand of horror by building on the traditions of his literary heritage. Tapping into the wellsprings of the gothic to reveal contemporary phobias, King invokes the abnormal and repressed sexuality of the vampire, the hubris of Frankenstein, the split identity of the werewolf, the domestic melodrama of the ghost tale. Drawing on myths and fairy tales, he creates characters who, like the heroic Roland the Gunslinger and the villainous Randall Flagg, may either reinforce or subvert the reader's childlike faith in society. And in the manner of the naturalist tradition, he reinforces a tension between the free will of the individual and the daunting hand of fate. Ultimately, Strengell shows how King shatters our illusions of safety and control: "King places his decent and basically good characters at the mercy of indifferent forces, survival depending on their moral strength and the responsibility they may take for their fellow men."

Hollywood Divas Indie Queens and TV Heroines

Author	: Susanne Kord
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2005
ISBN 10	: 0742537099
Pages	: 185 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (37 users)

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Download or read book Hollywood Divas Indie Queens and TV Heroines written by Susanne Kord and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood Divas, Indie Queens, and TV Heroines offers an entertaining and critical look at the representation of women in recent movies. Written in a refreshingly accessible style, the book analyzes over thirty box-office hits. The authors explore the screen personae of top stars such as Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, and Renée Zellweger, as well as independent movie queens like Parker Posey and TV heroines like Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A must-read book for all film buffs who are tired of the mixed gender messages of mainstream culture.

New York Magazine

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Release Date	: 1995-04-17
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 176 pages
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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-04-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

New York Magazine

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Release Date	: 1995-04-10
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 120 pages
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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-04-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

New York Magazine

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Release Date	: 1995-04-24
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 122 pages
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Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-04-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.