{"product_id":"tv-gothic-9781476679754","title":"TV Gothic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Most horror film fans are familiar with the movie classics, from the early Universal archetypes to the Hammer landmarks--all of which have been celebrated in countless books and magazines. But what about the parallel universe of television horror? The series, made-for-TV-movies and specials?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   With detailed coverage of shows from Britain, America and Europe, this book chronicles the small-screen appearances of Dracula and Frankenstein''s monster, adaptations of stories by Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James, performances of beloved stars like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price, groundbreaking series like \u003ci\u003eThe Television Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLights Out\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, and such memorable movies as \u003ci\u003eThe Night Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Norliss Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalem''s Lot\u003c\/i\u003e, along with unearthed gems like \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Sierra de Cobre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Amworth\u003c\/i\u003e. The work of such key directors as Dan Curtis and Lawrence Gordon Clark is also examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eSection One. In the Beginning: Horror in Television's Stone Age (the 1930s and 1940s)\u003cbr\u003e    Live from Ally Pally  5\u003cbr\u003e    The Big Apple Bites Back  10\u003cbr\u003e    The Rise of Poe  14\u003cbr\u003e    Picture Perfect  18\u003cbr\u003e    Questions in the House  23\u003cbr\u003e    The Pepsi Challenge  25\u003cbr\u003eSection Two. The Monsters Arrive (the 1950s)\u003cbr\u003e    Cue Frankenstein  29\u003cbr\u003e    Enter Professor Quatermass  34\u003cbr\u003e    Vamping It with Vampira  40\u003cbr\u003e    A Hitch in Time  43\u003cbr\u003e    The Great Beyond  50\u003cbr\u003e    Entering the Zone  54\u003cbr\u003eSection Three. The Genre Takes Hold (the 1960s)\u003cbr\u003e    Beloved Boris  60\u003cbr\u003e    Who?  73\u003cbr\u003e    Canned Laughter  75\u003cbr\u003e    Mysterious Imaginings  83\u003cbr\u003e    Tales from Europe  89\u003cbr\u003e    A Rum Collins  92\u003cbr\u003e    A Fateful Whistle  97\u003cbr\u003e    Strange Journeys  100\u003cbr\u003e    Scooby and the Gang  104\u003cbr\u003e    And Now the Gallery  108\u003cbr\u003eSection Four. The American TV Movie Comes of Age (the 1970s)\u003cbr\u003e    Movie of the Week  112\u003cbr\u003e    Kolchak Scores a Hit  120\u003cbr\u003e    The Devil to Pay  128\u003cbr\u003e    Creature Feature  136\u003cbr\u003e    A Fetish for Horror  143\u003cbr\u003e    MTM Goes for the Jugular  151\u003cbr\u003e    The True Story  159\u003cbr\u003e    Bringing In the Harvest  171\u003cbr\u003e    Gargoyles  181\u003cbr\u003e    Up at the Marsten House  191\u003cbr\u003e    Meet the Hardy Boys  201\u003cbr\u003e    More Tales from Europe  210\u003cbr\u003eSection Five. Enter the Brits (the 1970s)\u003cbr\u003e    The Doomsday People  216\u003cbr\u003e    The Play's the Thing  217\u003cbr\u003e    Festive Frissons  225\u003cbr\u003e    Dead of Night  243\u003cbr\u003e    Country Matters  250\u003cbr\u003e    A Party with Barty  259\u003cbr\u003e    Teatime Terrors  266\u003cbr\u003e    What Music They Make  274\u003cbr\u003e    Mrs. Amworth Pays a Visit  279\u003cbr\u003e    An Old Master  286\u003cbr\u003eSection Six. New Realms (the 1980s)\u003cbr\u003e    Hammer Has Risen from the Grave  291\u003cbr\u003e    Venturing into the Darkside  304\u003cbr\u003e    The Spielberg Touch  308\u003cbr\u003e    Ready for Freddy  317\u003cbr\u003e    Tut, Tut  323\u003cbr\u003e    The Music of the Night  328\u003cbr\u003e    Raising Caine  337\u003cbr\u003e    Further Tales from Europe  343\u003cbr\u003eSection Seven. The End of an Era (the 1990s)\u003cbr\u003e    The Anthology Lives On  349\u003cbr\u003e    Duped by Auntie  356\u003cbr\u003e    The X Factor  358\u003cbr\u003e    The Color Purple  361\u003cbr\u003e    It  366\u003cbr\u003e    Corman Quickies  373\u003cbr\u003e    King of the Airwaves  378\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: A New Era (the 2000s and 2010s)\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040468173143,"sku":"9781476679754","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476679754.jpg?v=1750946850","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tv-gothic-9781476679754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}