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The ghost of one's self : doppelgangers in mystery, horror and science fiction films
- Title
- The ghost of one's self : doppelgangers in mystery, horror and science fiction films / Paul Meehan.
- Author
- Meehan, Paul, 1948-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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Details
- Description
- v, 230 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "For millennia people have held folk beliefs about the existence of the doppelgänger--"double walker" in German--a look-alike second self that is often the antithesis of one's identity and is usually considered an omen of misfortune or death. This critical survey examines the double in more than 100 films"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 224), filmography (pages 215-221) and index.
- Contents
- The ghost of one's self -- Double, double, toil and trouble: literature -- Double jeopardy: crime, mystery and film noir -- Twins of evil: horror film -- Human duplicators: science fiction film -- Conclusion: double impact.
- Call Number
- MFL 18-356
- ISBN
- 9781476665665
- 1476665664
- LCCN
- 2017036256
- OCLC
- 981960927
- Author
- Meehan, Paul, 1948- author.
- Title
- The ghost of one's self : doppelgangers in mystery, horror and science fiction films / Paul Meehan.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 224), filmography (pages 215-221) and index.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 18-356