Now a Terrifying Motion Picture!
Twenty-Five Classic Works of Horror Adapted from Book to Film
$29.95
In stock
About the Book
This work explores the relationship between twenty-five enduring works of horror literature and the classic films that have been adapted from them. Each chapter delves into the historical and cultural background of a particular type of horror—hauntings, zombies, aliens and more—and provides an overview of a specific work’s critical and popular reception. Among the print-to-film titles discussed are Frankenstein, Dracula, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Masque of the Red Death, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Phantom of the Opera, Psycho, The Exorcist, and The Shining.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
James F. Broderick
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 235
Bibliographic Info: 27 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2012
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4763-3
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8957-2
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction 1
Altered States 5
The Amityville Horror 13
The Birds 21
Dead Ringers 29
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 37
The Exorcist 45
The Fly 54
Frankenstein 61
Freaks 70
From Hell 78
Ghost Story 86
The Hound of the Baskervilles 94
Jaws 102
The Masque of the Red Death 110
The Night Stalker 118
The Ninth Gate 126
Nosferatu 134
The Phantom of the Opera 143
Psycho 152
Re-Animator 161
The Serpent and the Rainbow 170
The Shining 178
Sleepy Hollow 186
The Thing from Another World 195
Village of the Damned 203
Notes 211
Bibliography 220
Index 222
Book Reviews & Awards
“I love, LOVED this book. The author has a real way with words and a fun, readable style. [He] is a tremendously readable essayist, with a flowing, succinct and clever style that is very appealing. In addition to fine writing, Broderick supplies good, solid insights and fresh perspectives on the books and the movies, with a judicious use of quotes and keen commentary. To author James F. Broderick I say, More books, please”—Classic Images; “offers pithy plot summations and spot-on critical interpretations of themes in each of the featured works along with readable and striking analysis of each of the related film adaptations”—Reference & Research Book News.
