More Things Than are Dreamt of: Masterpieces of Supernatural Horror, from Mary Shelley to Stephen King, in Literature and FilmLimelight Editions, 1994 - 226 páginas For centuries, perhaps from the beginning of time, people young and old have been drawn to the genre of supernatural horror, first on the printed page and then on the screen. From fairy tales to Freddy Krueger, the appeal of the genre rests on the all too human search for something above nature, something unknown and unnameable. This search has produced works as memorable as they are terrifying, and we feel their power once again in More Things Than Are Dreamt Of. The sweep of the book encompasses almost two centuries as it reconsiders in detail such classics of literature as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James' The Turn of the Screw and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, right up to such contemporary novels of horror as Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby, William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist and Stephen King's The Dead Zone. But what sets this book apart is that the authors go on to study the most significant feature films derived from these and many other works of fiction, from the silent era until today. Theme, plot, characters and place, the primary elements of the novels and stories, are considered first as originally conceived and then again as they achieve a new and often different life on the screen. Explaining the why and the how of these acts of transformation is the great accomplishment of More Things Than Are Dreamt Of, a book that enhances our understanding of both literature and film. And of course all the while it helps us to experience again those agreeable shudders and chills that come from beyond our dreams. |
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... Peter Wyngarde who portrays Saylor is lecturing to his class . As he speaks , he writes on a chalk board : " I DO NOT BELIEVE . " Not only are the words all capitalized but he underlines " NOT " and then circles " BELIEVE . " Saylor's ...
... Peter Wyngarde who portrays Saylor is lecturing to his class . As he speaks , he writes on a chalk board : " I DO NOT BELIEVE . " Not only are the words all capitalized but he underlines " NOT " and then circles " BELIEVE . " Saylor's ...
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... Peter Wyngarde ( Peter Quint ) , Isla Cameron ( Anna ) , Clytie Jessop ( Miss Jessel ) , Michael Redgrave ( the Uncle ) . 99 minutes . The Nightcomers . ( Scimitar / Kastner - Kanter - Ladd , 1971 ) . Great Britain . Produced and ...
... Peter Wyngarde ( Peter Quint ) , Isla Cameron ( Anna ) , Clytie Jessop ( Miss Jessel ) , Michael Redgrave ( the Uncle ) . 99 minutes . The Nightcomers . ( Scimitar / Kastner - Kanter - Ladd , 1971 ) . Great Britain . Produced and ...
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... Peter Robin- son . Editor , Conrad Gonzales . Star- ring Amy Irving ( the Governess ) , David Hemmings ( Mr. Harley ) ... Peter Lamont . Music , William Alwyn . Editor , Ralph Sheldon . Starring Peter Wyngarde ( Prof. Norman Taylor ) ...
... Peter Robin- son . Editor , Conrad Gonzales . Star- ring Amy Irving ( the Governess ) , David Hemmings ( Mr. Harley ) ... Peter Lamont . Music , William Alwyn . Editor , Ralph Sheldon . Starring Peter Wyngarde ( Prof. Norman Taylor ) ...
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The Prometheans | 9 |
The Other Bram Stoker | 31 |
Colonial Horror | 41 |
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90 minutes adaptation audience Béla Lugosi Black Cat Boris Karloff Bride Britain camera character classic Color Color/Scope Conjure Wife Corbeck creature Daniel David death demon devil Director of Photog Director of Photography Dorian Gray Dracula Editor Eleanor Elizabeth evil Exorcist film filmmakers Fisher Flora Frankenstein genre ghosts Giddens governess Grose Haunting Hill House Holden horror House of Usher innocent Jack James Jekyll Jekyll's Jekyll/Hyde John Karswell Karswell's Lady Sylvia Leiber's Lewin Lovecraft Machen's Markway Mary Shelley Michael Miles Miss Jessel Monster Music narrative narrator Night novel novella Peter Cushing Peter Wyngarde Poe's Produced and Directed Production Designer prologue prose Quint raphy reader reanimation Richard Robert Roger Corman Rosemary's Rosemary's Baby Saylor scene Screw Script sequence sexual Shane Briant Shelley's shot Starring Stevenson Stoker story by Poe style supernatural fiction Tansy Terence Fisher terror tion Designer Tomb of Ligeia tor of Photography Victor viewer Vincent Price visual William