Items related to Inferno, Volume 1: The Trash Project (Strange Attractor...
Synopsis
A journey deep into the heart of the trash experience: tales from the underground and exploitation movie scene in America during the 1960s.
Trash has always served me well—over the years it has become the outer form and material expression of my dreams: of tomorrow, of life in space, of the blissful alienation from this world that I have always craved.
—from Inferno
So begins the first part of this personal inquiry into the world of trash by writer and theorist Ken Hollings. Why do we find ourselves so attracted to the cheap and vulgar, the discarded, the misshapen and the abject? What do we really mean when we say that something is “so bad it's good,” and what finally does it say about us? Part personal confession and part historical roadmap of tales from the underground and exploitation movie scene in America during the 1960s, Inferno takes the reader on a journey deep into the heart of the trash experience.
With Inferno, Hollings offers a complex and intricate timeline of connections, coincidences, and resonances that have mostly gone unnoticed. He traces the transmission of “the Purple Death,” a deadly and exotic virus first depicted in an old episode of a Flash Gordon movie serial, through the films of Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and Kenneth Anger and into the output of such exploitation pioneers as Ray Dennis Steckler, Hershel Gordon Lewis, and Russ Meyer. Hollings also turns his idiosyncratic gaze upon key aspects of teenage culture during the 1960s, including hot rods, “Rat Fink,” surfers, bikers, and beach parties, uncovering a secretive and hidden universe of masks, fake identities, and secret desires. Even Dante would think twice about taking this trip into Hell.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Ken Hollings is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural theorist based in London and the author of Welcome to Mars and The Bright Labyrinth (both published by Strange Attractor Press). He teaches at the Royal College of Art.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Inferno, Volume 1: The Trash Project (Strange Attractor...
Stock Image
Inferno The Trash Project 1 St
Published by
Strange Attractor Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1907222790
ISBN 13: 9781907222795
Used
Softcover
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00076848882
Quantity: 12 available
Stock Image
Inferno, Volume 1: The Trash Project (Strange Attractor Press)
Published by
Strange Attractor Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1907222790
ISBN 13: 9781907222795
Used
paperback
Seller: Bellwetherbooks, McKeesport, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: As New. LIKE NEW!!! Has a red or black remainder mark on bottom/exterior edge of pages. Seller Inventory # MIT-PB-LN-1907222790
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Inferno, Volume 1: The Trash Project (Strange Attractor Press)
Published by
Strange Attractor Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1907222790
ISBN 13: 9781907222795
Used
paperback
Seller: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Seller Inventory # 1488231
Quantity: 3 available
Seller Image
Inferno
Published by
Strange Attractor Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1907222790
ISBN 13: 9781907222795
Used
Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 33956360
Quantity: 15 available
Stock Image
Inferno Format: TradePaperback
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition. Seller Inventory # RH9781907222795
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller Image
Inferno
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 33956360-n
Quantity: 15 available
Stock Image
Inferno Format: TradePaperback
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 9781907222795
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Inferno: The Trash Project: 1 (Strange Attractor Press)
Published by
Strange Attractor Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1907222790
ISBN 13: 9781907222795
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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 # GOR012080071
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Inferno (Paperback)
Published by
Strange Attractor Press, Devizes, 2020
ISBN 10: 1907222790
ISBN 13: 9781907222795
New
Paperback
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Fairfield, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A journey deep into the heart of the trash experience- tales from the underground and exploitation movie scene in America during the 1960s.Trash has always served me well-over the years it has become the outer form and material expression of my dreams- of tomorrow, of life in space, of the blissful alienation from this world that I have always craved.-from InfernoSo begins the first part of this personal inquiry into the world of trash by writer and theorist Ken Hollings. Why do we find ourselves so attracted to the cheap and vulgar, the discarded, the misshapen and the abject? What do we really mean when we say that something is "so bad it's good," and what finally does it say about us? Part personal confession and part historical roadmap of tales from the underground and exploitation movie scene in America during the 1960s, Inferno takes the reader on a journey deep into the heart of the trash experience.With Inferno, Hollings offers a complex and intricate timeline of connections, coincidences, and resonances that have mostly gone unnoticed. He traces the transmission of "the Purple Death," a deadly and exotic virus first depicted in an old episode of a Flash Gordon movie serial, through the films of Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and Kenneth Anger and into the output of such exploitation pioneers as Ray Dennis Steckler, Hershel Gordon Lewis, and Russ Meyer. Hollings also turns his idiosyncratic gaze upon key aspects of teenage culture during the 1960s, including hot rods, "Rat Fink," surfers, bikers, and beach parties, uncovering a secretive and hidden universe of masks, fake identities, and secret desires. Even Dante would think twice about taking this trip into Hell. A journey deep into the heart of the trash experience: tales from the underground and exploitation movie scene in America during the 1960s. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781907222795
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Inferno: The Trash Project (Volume 1) (Strange Attractor Press)
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. pp. 196. Seller Inventory # 26381147799
Quantity: 3 available