{"product_id":"chronology-of-classic-horror-films-the-1940s-9781644301319","title":"Chronology of Classic Horror Films: The 1940s","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Donald Willis continues his insights into horror film history with his new tome on the 1940s. Yes, we had vampires and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Frankenstein Monster, mummies, a new villain-the Wolf Man, dark moody Val Lewton films and a slew of comic monster rallies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the 1930s was Universal and monsters, the 1940s was RKO and mood-states of mind. The Palladists in The Seventh Victim, Kyra (Helene Thimig), in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsle of the Dead and (outside RKO) Count Fosco (Sydney Greenstreet) in The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoman in White-all work on their victims psychologically-to the point of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey wear down their chosen prey mentally. Meanwhile, Universal in the 1940s could be seen \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto have been spinning its wheels for about seven years, until the logical, comic outcome in 1948: Abbott and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCostello Meet Frankenstein. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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-1280195\"\u003eDonald C. Willis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644301319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644301318\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":"Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494411628781,"sku":"9781644301319","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cca02d9a-cb0d-4c88-b4fc-8d3ea436efec.jpg?v=1700929416","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/chronology-of-classic-horror-films-the-1940s-9781644301319","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}