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LEADER: 01679cam a22002658a 4500
001 2009001825
003 DLC
005 20090409071852.0
008 090116s2009 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009001825
020 $a9780786433322 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPN1995.9.H6$bH345 2009
082 00 $a791.43/6164$222
100 1 $aHallenbeck, Bruce G.,$d1952-
245 10 $aComedy-horror films :$ba chronological history, 1914-2008 /$cBruce G. Hallenbeck.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2009.
263 $a0903
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"This guide takes a look at the comedy-horror movie genre, from the earliest stabs at melding horror and hilarity during the nascent days of silent film, to its full-fledged development. Selected short films such as Tim Burton's Frankenweenie are also covered. Photos and promotional posters, interviews with actors and a filmography are included"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe silents: unheard punchlines and subtitled screams -- The thirties: old dark houses and gorilla suits -- The forties: killer zombies and comedy teams -- The fifties: elderly monsters and black humor -- The sixties: gothic castles and cleavage galore -- The seventies: naked vampires and young Frankensteins -- The eighties: American werewolves and toxic avengers -- The nineties: screams and cemetery men -- Comedy-horror in the new millennium.
650 0 $aHorror films$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aComedy films$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aMotion pictures$xHistory$y20th century.