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Antibodiesby David J. SkalISBN 0373303084 (0-373-30308-4)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Claude Rains: An Actor's Voiceby David J. Skal , Jessica RainsISBN 0813124328 (0-8131-2432-8)
Hardcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning Hollywood's Master of the Macabreby David J. Skal , Elias SavadaISBN 0385474067 (0-385-47406-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning Hollywood's Master of the Macabre'Book summary:Although Tod Browning directed the 1931 classic Dracula and some of Lon Chaney's best movies, he is better known today for Freaks, which effectively sank his film career. Judging from the evidence in Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning: Hollywood's Master of the Macabre, this probably wouldn't have mattered to him. Authors David J. Skal (Screams of Reason and The Monster Show) and Elias Savada faced a difficult task in recounting the life of a man who "reveled in disturbing and provoking the public ... from a position of obsessive privacy," apparently caring nothing for posterity or even his reputation during his lifetime. Because Browning chose to reveal so little of his private self, any biography of him must by default focus on his career--which is itself strange and unsettling.
As a filmmaker, Browning established a reputation as a teller of pessimistic, even perverse tales, often featuring physically deformed characters (Chaney's specialty), which doubtless reflected his youthful experiences performing in carnival sideshows. Following the enormous success of Dracula, he assembled a cast of real sideshow performers to make Freaks, which appalled nearly everyone and was quickly removed from circulation. He soon found himself being quietly pushed out of filmmaking, and spent his final years leading a reclusive, slightly paranoid existence.
Readers of Dark Carnival should not expect to come away with a very clear picture of the intentionally shadowy Browning. Skal and Savada do an admirable job of showing us both the demanding "sadist" and the "great humanist" described by his colleagues, but for the most part, Browning's own thoughts and feelings must remain mysterious--which is just what he wanted. Dark Carnival includes photo sections, a genealogy, and filmographies that incorporate contemporary reviews. --Mary V. Burke [via]
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Draculaby Bram Stoker, David J. Skal , Nina AuerbachISBN 0393970124 (0-393-97012-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:Dracula is one of the few horror books to be honored by inclusion in the Norton Critical Edition series. (The others are Frankenstein, The Turn of the Screw, Heart of Darkness, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Metamorphosis.) This 100th-anniversary edition includes not only the complete authoritative text of the novel with illuminating footnotes, but also four contextual essays, five reviews from the time of publication, five articles on dramatic and film variations, and seven selections from literary and academic criticism. Nina Auerbach of the University of Pennsylvania (author of Our Vampires, Ourselves) and horror scholar David J. Skal (author of Hollywood Gothic, The Monster Show, and Screams of Reason) are the editors of the volume. Especially fascinating are excerpts from materials that Bram Stoker consulted in his research for the book, and his working papers over the several years he was composing it. The selection of criticism includes essays on how Dracula deals with female sexuality, gender inversion, homoerotic elements, and Victorian fears of "reverse colonization" by politically turbulent Transylvania. [via]
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Dracula: The Ultimate, Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Playby David J. Skal , Hamilton Deane, John L. BalderstonISBN 0312092792 (0-312-09279-2)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage and Screenby David J. SkalISBN 0571211585 (0-571-21158-5)
Softcover, Faber & Faber
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Softcover, Andre Deutsch - Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage and Screen: ISBN 0393308057 (0-393-30805-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage and Screen: ISBN 0393029042 (0-393-02904-2)
Hardcover, Norton - Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage and Screen: ISBN 0571211585 (0-571-21158-5)
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Isaac Asimov Presents Antibodiesby David J. SkalISBN 0517027887 (0-517-02788-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horrorby David J. SkalISBN 0571199968 (0-571-19996-8)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror: ISBN 0393034194 (0-393-03419-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror: ISBN 0571199968 (0-571-19996-8)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Screams of Reason : Mad Science and Modern Cultureby David J. SkalISBN 039304582X (0-393-04582-X)
Hardcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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V Is for Vampire : The A-to-Z Guide to Everything Undeadby David J. SkalISBN 0452271738 (0-452-27173-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'V Is for Vampire : The A-to-Z Guide to Everything Undead'Book summary:This informative and entertaining pop-culture reference guide covers all aspects of vampirism--from the infamous lore about garlic, mirrors, and wooden stakes to fascinating descriptions of little-known books and films on the subject. Skal's look at the dark creature will recapture the imagination of millions and covers hundreds of topics related to vampires. Photos. [via]
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Vampiresby David J. SkalISBN 1579124755 (1-57912-475-5)
Softcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
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