| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
280 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street? Which film was based on the infamous skin-wearing murderer Ed Gein? Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest Horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killers who inspired Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder, and exorcism."--Amazon. |
| Contents |
M: a city searches for a murderer, 1931, the serial killers of Weimar Germany -- Rope, 1948, the murder of Bobby Franks -- Psycho, 1960, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974, the crimes of Ed Gein -- Frenzy, 1972, the crimes of John Christie and Neville Heath, and the Hammersmith nude murders -- The Exorcist, 1973, the possession of "Roland Doe" -- Jaws, 1975, the Jersey shore shark attacks, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and the life of Frank Mundus -- The Town That Dreaded Sundown, 1976, the Texarkana moonlight murders -- The Amityville Horror, 1979, the haunting of 112 Ocean Avenue -- Poltergeist, 1982, the Seaford poltergeist -- A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984, sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome -- The Serpent and the Rainbow, 1988, the strange tale of Clairvius Narcisse -- The Silence of the Lambs, 1991, Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, Gary Heidnik, Ed Kemper, Jerry Brudos, Dr. Alfredo Ballí Treviño, Andrei Chikatilo, and the Monster of Florence -- Scream, 1996, the murder of Janet Christman and the crimes of the Gainesville Ripper -- The Mothman Prophecies, 2002, the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia -- Wolf Creek, 2005, the crimes of Ivan Milat and the murder of Peter Falconio -- The Conjuring, 2013, Annabelle, 2014, and The Conjuring 2, 2016, the haunting of the Perron farm, the case of Annabelle Doll, and the Enfield poltergeist -- The Witch, 2015 and The Lighthouse, 2019, the Salem witch trials and the Smalls lighthouse tragedy. |
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Horror films -- History and criticism.
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Film adaptations -- History and criticism.
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True crime stories -- History.
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc.
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Horror tales.
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Supernatural.
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Crime.
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Crime. (OCoLC)fst00882984
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst00960370
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Horror tales. (OCoLC)fst00960387
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Supernatural. (OCoLC)fst01138960
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781465492388 (paperback) |
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1465492380 (paperback) |
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