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Monster Movies

Emma Westwood

Publication: July 2008
Extent: 160 pp
Format: A (178 x 111mm)
Price: 4.99
ISBN: 9781842432518
EAN: 9781842432518
13 Digit ISBN: 978-1-84243-251-8
Binding: paperback
Market: film
Rights: World
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  • A meticulously selected dissection of ‘the monster’ in celluloid, from the creepy talons of Max Schreck in 1922’s Nosferatu through the Tokyo-stomping Godzilla to the present day.
  • Contains unique filmmaker interviews, including Greg McLean director of 2007’s monster croc film, Rogue and Bong Joon-ho, director of last year’s Korean blockbuster, The Host.
  • Cinematic monsters exposed include those found in Alien, King Kong, The Thing, The Fly and The Evil Dead.
  • Chapters categorise the monster under creature type eg. Space monsters, infectious monsters and large/overgrown monsters.
  • Non-academic, approachable style offers equal appeal to the movie/horror fan and cultural enthusiast.

From the year dot, things that go bump in the night have coloured our collective storytelling experience. The hypothetical ‘monster’, in whatever guise or otherworldly shape it may take, is the manifestation of our fears and social paranoias, and an effective watchdog for making sure we all toe the line. Through literature, the monster has found a lasting legacy but, through cinema, it has developed from black & white into full technicolour glory making the monster movie an enduring document of social times, movements, fears and desires. This book peels back the flesh on a few monsters that have tingled our spines and caused more than a nightmare over the past 100 years. A perfect vehicle for embarking on a further journey with Monster Movies.

Emma Westwood is a writer, journalist and dedicated cinephile from Australia. As a media correspondent, her writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers in both Australia and South East Asia. Her first clandestine viewing of The Exorcist at age 11 kicked off a love affair with the horror genre that has placed her in good stead to write Monster Movies. This is her first book for Pocket Essentials.

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