{"product_id":"can-your-heart-stand-the-shocking-facts-by-dr-brentwood-masterling-m-f-a-d-v-m-ph-d-a-deep-dive-into-an-american-masterpiece-edward-d-wood","title":"Can Your Heart Stand the Shocking Facts? by Dr. Brentwood Masterling, M.F.A., D.V.M., Ph. D.: A Deep Dive into an American Masterpiece, Edward D. Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003e(a parody by Daniel M. Kimmel)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel M. Kimmel has made us think about film as the veteran critic who wrote the Hugo finalist \u003cem\u003eJar Jar Binks Must Die... and other observations about science fiction movies\u003c\/em\u003e. He's made us laugh as the author of \u003cem\u003eShh! It's a Secret: a novel about aliens, Hollywood, and the Bartender's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime on My Hands: My Misadventures in Time Travel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFather of the Bride of Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e. Now, for the first time anywhere, in the guise of his pompous alter ego Dr. Brentwood Masterling, M.F.A., D.V.M., Ph. D., he gets to do both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan Your Heart Stand the Shocking Facts?\u003c\/em\u003e is indeed a \"deep dive\" into the world of director Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Golden Turkey Award winner for Worst Film, \u003cem\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/em\u003e. In it, Dr. Masterling provides an annotated complete transcript of the movie, along with an essay about Wood, and several questions for further discussion. Herein you'll learn how star Bela Lugosi cleverly died before the film was even made, and how Plan 1 had been to bring a gift basket to Earth. Is any of it true? As the Amazing Criswell asks in the film's stirring climax, \"Can you prove that it didn't happen?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12057493\"\u003eDaniel M. Kimmel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantastic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515458036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515458032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantastic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44490138255597,"sku":"9781515458036","price":20.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_260824c3-09b1-42a3-b689-bafc7bb6c299.jpg?v=1700875050","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/can-your-heart-stand-the-shocking-facts-by-dr-brentwood-masterling-m-f-a-d-v-m-ph-d-a-deep-dive-into-an-american-masterpiece-edward-d-wood","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}