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American silent horror, science fiction and fantasy feature films, 1913-1929 / John T. Soister and Henry Nicolella ; with Steve Joyce and Harry Long ; researcher-archivist, Bill Chase.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Soister, John T., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horror films--United States--Catalogs.
- Horror films.
- Science fiction films--United States--Catalogs.
- Science fiction films.
- Fantasy films--United States--Catalogs.
- Fantasy films.
- Silent films--United States--Catalogs.
- Silent films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (831 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "During the Silent Era there were films that dared to tackle such topics as mesmerism, the supernatural and the grotesque. Using surviving documentation and their combined expertise, the authors offer their thoughts on these departures from the norm in this encyclopedic discussion on the American view of cinematic horror, science fiction and fantasy 1913-1929"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Authors' notes. Preface. After his own heart-The mystic
- v. 2. Neptune's bride-The zero hour. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-87730-8
- 9786613718617
- 0-7864-8790-9
- OCLC:
- 797916368
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