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With "Screams And Nightmares", author Brian J. Robb covers Wes Craven's entire career, from his low-budget beginnings to his most recent box office hits. 225 illustrations.
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Brian J. Robb is a journalist and author of books on Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, River Phoenix, and Leonardo DiCaprio. He has been researching the films of Wes Craven for over ten years, and a majority of the material for this book came from his many interviews with the writer/director.
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Robb scans Craven's film work from the seminal Last House on the Left (1972) to Scream 2 (1997). Featuring stills from cult favorites (e.g., The Hills Have Eyes) as well as Craven's more mainstream hits and sporting a reasonably detailed filmography, the book is essentially what the fans have wanted. One chapter is lavished on the entire Nightmare on Elm Street series, though Craven was not directly involved in any episode after Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Craven's ability to consistently craft box-office hits has guaranteed him ever larger budgets, despite which his features have retained their ooky charm. Robb is unremittingly positive about Craven, without sacrificing biographical value in tantalizing tidbits, such as that Craven's childhood was spent in a "deeply religious working class Baptist family," that give heart to amateur Freudians and other analysts. Based on interviews with Craven and the reporting of such genre-specific journals as Cinefantastique, GoreZone, and the always entertaining Fangoria, Robb's concoction is entertaining and informative about a recognized cinematic auteur. Mike Tribby
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- PublisherTitan Books
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1852869453
- ISBN 13 9781852869458
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A study of the horror films of Wes Craven, whose work includes "Last House on the Left", "The Hills Have Eyes", "Shocker", "The People Under the Stairs" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream". The book is based on interviews with Craven and on access to archive material. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001606541
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Book Description Das Werk des kreativen Horrorregisseurs (zugleich oft auch Autor, Produzent und Darsteller)) wird hier - von den Low-Budget-Projekten zu Beginn seiner Karriere über A Nightmare on Elm Street bis zu den jüngsten Kinohits der "Marke" Scream - nuancenreich und ausgiebig illustriert dargestellt. Tadelloes Exemplar PB 28x21. 614g. Seller Inventory # 4012
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