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Creature features : nature turned nasty in the movies / William Schoell.

By:

Schoell, William

Publication details: Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland, c2008.Description: ix, 204 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:

9780786435562 :
0786435569

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DDC classification:

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.M6 S36 2008

Summary: "Topics are dragons, dinosaurs, and prehistoric or mythological giants from 1953's The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; "big bug" flicks, with 1954's Them; ordinary animals grown to improbable proportions in 1955's It Came from Beneath the Sea; animals that threaten mankind including 1963's The Birds; blobs and other beasts such as 1958's The Blob"--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	791.4367/SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7411874511

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 195-199.

"Topics are dragons, dinosaurs, and prehistoric or mythological giants from 1953's The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; "big bug" flicks, with 1954's Them; ordinary animals grown to improbable proportions in 1955's It Came from Beneath the Sea; animals that threaten mankind including 1963's The Birds; blobs and other beasts such as 1958's The Blob"--Provided by publisher.

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Creature features : nature turned nasty in the movies / William Schoell.

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