| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 233 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-229) and index. |
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Filmography: pages [219]-224. |
| Contents |
Steve's take : an interview with Stephen King -- The lost children : Carrie, Firestarter, Stand by Me, Silver Bullet, Hearts in Atlantis -- Maternal archetypes : Cujo, Misery, Dolores Claiborne -- Paternal archetypes : The Shining, Pet Sematary, Apt Pupil -- Defining heroic codes of survival : The Dead Zone, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile -- Technologies of fright : Christine, Maximum Overdrive, The Running Man, The Mangler, The Night Flier -- King of the miniseries : 'Salem's Lot, IT, The Stand, The Shining, Storm of the Century, Rose Red. |
| Subject |
King, Stephen, 1947- -- Film adaptations.
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Horror tales, American -- Film adaptations.
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Horror films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0312293208 hardback |
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0312293216 paperback |
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