John Carpenter: The Halloween Machine Profile

John Carpenter: The Halloween Machine Profile
Author: Paul Counelis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019-03-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0359513506

HALLOWEEN MACHINE PRESENTS: JOHN CARPENTER!! Paul Counelis (Rue Morgue, Lords of October) takes a look at of one of HM's favorite Halloween and horror folks, director and musician JOHN CARPENTER! This is in a series of profiles about influential people in the Halloween and horror industries, and JOHN CARPENTER is BOTH, with his horror pedigree well earned in music, movies AND with the contributions of one of the most well known Halloween masks: Michael Myers. This book contains reviews of Carpenter films, Kurtis Primm's creepy prose, Carpenter's most underrated movies, the case for HALLOWEEN as the greatest horror film ever made, review of Carpenter live in concert and more. With a jaw-dropping creepy-cool cover illustration by David Hanson!!

Rob Zombie: The Halloween Machine Profile

Rob Zombie: The Halloween Machine Profile
Author: Paul Counelis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1387053892

HALLOWEEN MACHINE PRESENTS: ROB ZOMBIE!! Paul Counelis (Rue Morgue, Lords of October) takes a look at of one of HM's favorite Halloween and horror folks, director and musician Rob Zombie! This is the first in a series of profiles about influential people in the Halloween and horror industries, and Rob Zombie is BOTH, with his horror pedigree well earned in music, movies AND Halloween haunts. This book contains reviews of Zombie films, Kurtis Primm's creepy prose, an interview with Walter Phelan (""Dr. Satan"" himself), catching up with Sid Haig, a look at what might be next for Rob Zombie, EFX artist Donnie Drumm's custom Halloween 2"" masks and costumes, and more. With a jaw-dropping creepy-cool cover illustration by David Hanson and a full color back cover illustration by Halloween Machine's Audriana Counelis!

The Joker: Year of the Villain (2019-) #1

The Joker: Year of the Villain (2019-) #1
Author: Anthony Burch
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2019-10-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

In the Year of the Villain, what’s a Clown Prince of Crime to do when the world has started to accept doing bad as the only way to live? Out-bad everyone else, of course! The Joker is on a mission to get his mojo back and prove to the world that there is no greater villainy than the kind that leaves you laughing. This special one-shot is co-written by legendary film auteur John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween) and Anthony Burch (the Borderlands video games), making for a Joker comic that’s twisted in ways you never imagined!

Blood Money

Blood Money
Author: Richard Nowell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2010-12-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1441143165

Scholars have consistently applied psychoanalytic models to representations of gender in early teen slasher films such as Black Christmas (1974), Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980) in order to claim that these were formulaic, excessively violent exploitation films, fashioned to satisfy the misogynist fantasies of teenage boys and grind house patrons. However, by examining the commercial logic, strategies and objectives of the American and Canadian independents that produced the films and the companies that distributed them in the US, Blood Money demonstrates that filmmakers and marketers actually went to extraordinary lengths to make early teen slashers attractive to female youth, to minimize displays of violence, gore and suffering and to invite comparisons to a wide range of post-classical Hollywood's biggest hits; including Love Story (1970), The Exorcist (1973), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease and Animal House (both 1978). Blood Money is a remarkable piece of scholarship that highlights the many forces that helped establish the teen slasher as a key component of the North American film industry's repertoire of youth-market product.

The Communication Room

The Communication Room
Author: Adam Aresty
Publisher: Strange Fictions Press
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"The Communication Room is a smart, fast-paced and original sci-fi novella that provides an intense and thought-provoking look at an alternate history...and future. A fantastic read!" - Jeremy Robinson, international bestselling author of Apocalypse Machine Leonard Ackerman works at a remote army base trying to solve the greatest threat facing mankind. An alien invasion that has eroded our species down to very few numbers as far as Ackerman can tell. His base is compromised and Ackerman retreats to a laboratory he has never been inside, locking himself there with the enemy right outside his door. Inside the lab are thirteen telephones—from the American civil war through to Ackerman’s present day, about 100 years from now. This laboratory seems to be some sort of closed experiment and Ackerman discovers that he cannot exit the lab until the experiment has run its course. The method and ultimate goal of the test is beyond his reach for now... but the first telephone rings and the only thing Ackerman can do is answer... Mankind is on the brink of extinction in this alternative history -- the one that leads to a post-apocalyptic future in this science fiction thriller. Adam Aresty, author of Recovery hits hard in this breathless race to save humankind from the insidious invasion from an alien species determined to destroy from within.

The Charm of Evil

The Charm of Evil
Author: Wheeler W. Dixon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 602
Release: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Terence Fisher brought the modern Gothic horror film to life in the second half of the twentieth century. As director John Carpenter (Halloween) notes in his introduction, "Terence Fisher and The Curse of Frankenstein was the beginning of it all for the modern horror film..."

The Films of John Carpenter

The Films of John Carpenter
Author: John Kenneth Muir
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786493488

The films of John Carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. From the horrifying (Halloween) to the touching (Starman) to the controversial (The Thing) to the comic (Big Trouble in Little China), his films reflect a unique approach to filmmaking and singular views of humanity and American culture. This analysis of Carpenter's films includes a historical overview of his career, and in-depth entries on each of his films, from 1975's Dark Star to 1998's Vampires. Complete cast and production information is provided for each. The book also covers those films written and produced by Carpenter, such as Halloween II and Black Moon Rising, as well as Carpenter's work for television. Appendices are included on films Carpenter was offered but turned down, the slasher films that followed in the wake of the highly-successful Halloween, the actors and characters who make repeated appearances in Carpenter's films, and ratings for Carpenter's work. Notes, bibliography, and index are included.

Monsters in the Movies

Monsters in the Movies
Author: John Landis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-09-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0756688469

From cinema's earliest days, being scared out of your wits has always been one of the best reasons for going to the movies. From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by horror film maestro John Landis celebrates the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk or rampage across the Silver Screen. Landis also surveys the historical origins of archetypal monsters, such as vampires, zombies and werewolves, and takes you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of the special-effects wizards who created such legendary frighteners as King Kong, Dracula, the Alien, and Freddy Krueger. Monsters in the Movies by John Landis is filled with the author's own fascinating and entertaining insights into the world of movie-making, and includes memorable contributions from leading directors, actors and monster-makers. The book is also stunningly illustrated with 1000 movie stills and posters drawn from the unrivaled archives of the Kobal Collection. Contents Introduction by John Landis... Explore a timeless world of fears and nightmares as John Landis investigates what makes a legendary movie monster • Monsters, chapter by chapter... Feast your eyes upon a petrifying parade of voracious Vampires, flesh-eating Zombies, slavering Werewolves, gigantic Apes and Supernatural Terrors • Spectacular double-page features... Thrill to the strangest, scariest, weirdest, and craziest movie monsters ever seen • The ingenious tricks of movie-making... Marvel as the special-effects wizards reveal how they create movie magic • A monster-movie timeline... Discover John Landis's personal selection of landmark horror films

The Mott Street Maulers

The Mott Street Maulers
Author: Michael Teitelbaum
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1986
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780448486185

Young Fievel Mousekewitz and his friends must figure out a way to stop the attacks of a dreaded band of cats known as The Mott Street Maulers.

The Vertical Plane

The Vertical Plane
Author: Ken Webster
Publisher: Iris Publishing
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2022-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780955983153

The Vertical Plane: The Mystery of the Dodleston Messages: A unique supernatural detective story.