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Creature features : nature turned nasty in the movies
- Title
- Creature features : nature turned nasty in the movies / William Schoell.
- Author
- Schoell, William.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008], ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PN1995.9.M6 S36 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 204 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Summary
- "Topics are dragons, dinosaurs, and prehistoric or mythological giants from 1953's The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; "big bug" flicks, with 1954's Them; ordinary animals grown to improbable proportions in 1955's It Came from Beneath the Sea; animals that threaten mankind including 1963's The Birds; blobs and other beasts such as 1958's The Blob"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201) and index.
- Includes filmography: p. 195-199.
- Contents
- 1. Here There Be Dragons -- 2. Into the Ant Hole -- 3. Humongous -- 4. Nature Turned Nasty Part One - Birds, Bugs, and Bats -- 5. Nature Turned Nasty Part Two- Fish Stories -- 6. Nature Turned Nasty Part Three - Day of the Animals -- 7. The Indefinable: Blobs, Things, and Other Oddities.
- ISBN
- 9780786435562 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
- 0786435569 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008029408
- 40015851421
- OCLC
- ocn188535866
- 188535866
- SCSB-5430730
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries