This critical survey examines the historical and thematic relationships between two of the cinema's most popular genres: horror and film noir. The influence of 1930s- and 1940s-era horror films on th
Cinema is ideally suited to the world of psychic phenomena. A technique as simple as a voice-over can simulate mental telepathy, while unusual lighting, set design, or creative digital manipulation c
For millennia people have held folk beliefs about the existence of the doppelgänger—"double walker" in German—a look-alike second self that is often the antithesis of one's identity and is usually con
An analysis of 300-plus films with UFO and alien connections--from 1898's The Astronomer's Dream to 1997's Contact. The author analyzes the films in terms of their aesthetic merit, similarities with a
"This examination of the history of vampires within the science fiction realm also analyzes the role of science and pseudo-science from the 18th century to modern times. The history of the science fic
Describes how the authors transformed the comedy film about crooked theatrical producers into a hit Broadway musical, and offers an annotated libretto.
