Author: Mark Bailey
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Relive the monster movies of your youth!

Author: MARK. BAILEY
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ISBN: 9788887710380
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: John Lemay
Publisher: Bicep Books
ISBN: 9781734781625
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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This throwback to kid's monster books from the 1970s examines giant bug movies from the 1950s (like Them!) all the way into the 1970s (Empire of the Ants). Fully illustrated, the book also covers Earth vs. the Spider, Monster from Green Hell, The Deadly Mantis, The Black Scorpion, Kingdom of the Spiders, and more!!!

Author: Steven Peros
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE 2023 RONDO AWARD NOMINATED "GIANT BUG CINEMA" From the creators Giant Bug Cinema - A Monster Kid's Guide, which reached Number 1 on Amazon for Horror Movie Books, comes the followup, Giant Beast Cinema - A Monstrous Movie Guide - a celebration of creatures (other than bugs) that are beasts because they simply aren't supposed to be THAT BIG! Featuring sharp, witty, and informed reviews of 33 movies by six exceptional voices on genre cinema, take a cinematic hot rod through the screen-scape of giant apes, betrayed women, six-legged octopi, teenagers, crabs, and mollusks, to name a few of the featured giant beasts. The contributors are: - Larry Blamire - film historian and cult filmmaker of Sony's The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - Justin Humphreys - Rondo Award-winning The Doctor Phibes Companion, George Pal: Man of Tomorrow - Tracy Mercer - Host, My Favorite Shtty Movie podcast - Mike Peros - José Ferrer: Success and Survival, Dan Duryea: Heel with a Heart, film critic for Noho Arts District - Steven Peros - Giant Bug Cinema, film historian, screenwriter of Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow - Brian R. Solomon - Godzilla FAQ Each chapter contains the unique voice, vast memory bank, and idiosyncratic sense of humor of its distinctly mad author. These are all movies you may have watched many times and yet each one of these writers will make you see them in a way you had not seen them before. As with Giant Bug Cinema, the book explores this arena up until the accepted end of the "Monster Kid Era" - 1968 (although we did sneak in one worthy retro entry from 1969 because it was too enjoyable to resist). But rest assured, plans are afoot to bring our readers second volumes of both Giant Bug Cinema and Giant Beast Cinema, which will take readers into the gonzo 1970's, 1980's and beyond. You will step way from Giant Beast Cinema with a new level of appreciation for giant beasts you only thought you knew. But then again, can one ever really know a killer shrew?

Author: Timothy J. Bradley
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1493835963
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

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Dive into the history of monster movies! From the earliest examples from the silent-film era, to modern-day movies featuring sophisticated CGI, monster movies have been scaring audiences for years. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this high-interest book builds reading skills and includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The detailed sidebars, fascinating images, and Dig Deeper section prompt students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings. Check It Out! includes suggested resources for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.

Author: Lucille Recht Penner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553512552
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Best-selling simplifier of science Lucille Recht Penner unearths the truth about the water bug which sucks its victims' blood like a vampire, the assassin bug which turns its prey to mush with a special poison, and other barbaric bugs. This vividly illustrated collection of sensational but true bug facts is sure to set young readers' skin crawling!

Author: John Lemay
Publisher: Bicep Books
ISBN: 9781734781632
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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This throwback to kid's monster books from the 1970s examines giant bug movies from the 1950s (like Them!) all the way into the 1970s (Empire of the Ants). Fully illustrated, the book also covers Earth vs. the Spider, Monster from Green Hell, The Deadly Mantis, The Black Scorpion, Kingdom of the Spiders, and more!!!

Author: Jon Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781088866962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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They creep... they crawl... and they're the size of a house! This book looks at the giant bug movie fad of the 1950s that began with the spectacular giant ants of Them! and continued with Tarantula!... The giant grasshoppers of The Beginning of the End swiftly followed, accompanied by The Deadly Mantis, The Monster That Challenged the World, The Monster from Green Hell, Earth vs. the Spider, The Black Scorpion, The Fly, Return of the Fly, Attack of the Giant Leeches, and The Wasp Woman. Giant Bug Movies of the 1950s, the second in a series of books that also looks at Flying Saucer films, Space Travel cinema, and panic in the streets movies of the '50s, looks at the entire phenomenon of these mutated monsters in chronological order, with detailed features on all the films in the genre from the best to the inevitable worst and all the fun in between. The book also includes The Incredible Shrinking Man for his battle with what, to him, was a giant spider, plus photo galleries of sci-fi bugs on TV and insects in the comics. So grab a can of bug spray and some netting, and pray that furry arm around your shoulder belongs to your partner...! D...d...doesn't... it... Jon Abbott is the author of numerous books on 20th century film and television available on Amazon. He has written over four hundred articles and features for over two dozen different publications, trade, specialist, and populist, and is currently writing for Infinity magazine.

Author: Peter M. Nichols
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429934735
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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An indispensable guide for parents from a leading expert on children's film For years Peter M. Nichols has been offering vital advice and information for parents about current movies in his regular "Taking the Children" column. But parents need the same kind of guidance when renting or buying videos and DVDs for their family. They may know that movies such as Toy Story and Chicken Run are good choices for their children, but Nichols helps parents go beyond the obvious choices to more unconventional movies like The African Queen and Some Like It Hot. From the classics of animation to a host of great comedies and dramas, Nichols provides a knowing and illuminating guide to one hundred great cinematic works. Each brief original essay not only explains why the children will enjoy the film but also allows Nichols to offer timely bits of film history and to discuss certain films in a larger cultural context. Nichols's knowledge and understanding of films is broad and deep, and many of his choices-especially of films that we might not have thought of as "children's films"-will surprise and delight readers.

Author: Michael Gingold
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903254950
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In The Frightfest Guide to Monster Movies, celebrated writer, editor and critic Michael Gingold starts in the silent era and traces the history of the genre all the way through to the present day. From Universal Studios legends such as Frankenstein's Monster and the Mummy, to the big bugs, atomic mutants and space invaders that terrorized the 50s, to the kaiju of Japan and the ecological nightmares of the 70s and 80s, to the CG creatures and updated favourites of recent years - they're all here.