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This visual feast celebrates classic vampire cinema?mainstream and niche?through the many colorful ways in which the key films have been marketed and consumed.0F.W. Murnau's haunting film Nosferatu had its premiere in Berlin in March 1922. Bram Stoker's widow, Florence, tried hard to sue the production company for breach of copyright but had to settle in the end for a court order to destroy all prints and negatives. The film kept resurrecting, though, and is now considered the first, and one of the greatest, of all vampire movies?the founder of a dynasty of prints of darkness.0The bloodline has spread from Nosferatu to Hollywood's Dracula and progeny (1931?48); from Hammer's Dracula/Horror of Dracula and sequels (1958?74) to versions of Sheridan Le Fanu's story ?Carmilla? and other lesbian vampires (1970?2020); from the bestselling novels 'Salem's Lot and Interview with the Vampire to vampires who have shed their capes, hereditary titles and period trappings to become assorted smalltown oddballs, addicts, delinquents, psychopaths, rednecks, fashionistas, gay icons, comedians and even comic-book heroes (1975?2022).0This book is dripping with stills, posters, artworks, press books?many of which have not seen the light of day for a very long time?and is authored by cultural historian and connoisseur of the Gothic Christopher Frayling, who has been called ?the Van Helsing de nos jours.?

The French New Wave is one of the most important movements in the history of film. Its fresh energy and vision changed the cinematic landscape and it has had a seminal impact on pop culture. The poster artists tasked with selling these Nouvelle Vague films to the masses were at the forefront of a revolution in art, graphic design and photography. This volume is a visual celebration of their explosive and ground-breaking poster art.

The film is celebrated for its powerful representation of classic Hollywood cinema and serves as a meditation on the American mythos. It reflects on the decline of the once-popular Western genre, presenting a poignant farewell to the vibrant world of Italian Westerns. Leone embarks on a deeper exploration of the connections between myth, history, and his own experiences as a devoted cinephile, creating a unique narrative that resonates with themes of nostalgia and transformation.

Cinema: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world of cinema in the context of social and cultural developments that have taken place since its beginnings. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of cinematic development, from the earliest days of film projection to the multiscreen cinemas and super-technology of today. Illustrated, in-depth text charts every genre of cinema, from the first silent films to epic blockbusters, CGI graphics and groundbreaking effects of the 21st century. Cinema: The Whole Story is an indispensable book for all those who love watching and reading about films and who want to understand more about the world of cinema.

This series of linked essays explores the crafts in education, in history and literature, in the contemporary arts landscape, in the digital age, and takes an unsentimental, hard-headed look at craftsmanship today. Only when the romantic cobwebs have been blown away, it argues, can the key importance of the crafts be fully understood.

This book will trace the journey of Shelley's Frankenstein from limited edition literature to the bloodstream of contemporary culture. It includes new research on the novel's origins, with a reprint of the earliest-known version of the creation scene; visual material on adaptations for the stage, in magazines, on playbills, in prints and in book publications of the nineteenth century; series of visual essays on many of the film versions and their inspirations in the history of art; and Frankenstein in popular culture on posters, advertisements, packaging, in comics and graphic novels.

Offers a comprehensive and illustrated history and anthology of vampires in literature, from the folklore of Eastern Europe to the Romantics and beyond. The author recounts the most significant moments in gothic history, while extracts from a huge range of sources are contextualized and analysed.

Leading cultural historian Christopher Frayling reflects on gothic themes in literature, art and popular culture, through correspondence with Angela Carter.

Set to be as influential as Orientalism by Edward Said, this is the first book to explore the role of popular culture in generating and propagating prejudices and stereotypes about China.

Sir Christopher Frayling explores the journey from Henry James's original novella, The Turn of the Screw, via critical debates and the stage version of The Innocents, to the screenplay by Archibald, Capote and Mortimer. Making full use of the unpublished Jack Clayton archive, the book also includes interviews with Deborah Kerr and Freddie Francis.