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1) Frankenstein
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"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley stands as a seminal work in Gothic literature, a narrative that delves into the dark recesses of human ambition, morality, and the consequences of playing god. Shelley's masterpiece, born from a stormy night's challenge among literary luminaries, weaves a haunting and tragic tale that reverberates with both philosophical depth and emotional intensity.
The story unfolds through the narrative of Captain Robert Walton,...
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It's a Universal Picture!From the Vaults of the Ackerman Archives.Contains Production Background!Press Book!Biography Notes on the Cast & Crew!Complete Shooting Script!Rare Photographs!Behind the Scene Photos! The first in the Universal Filmscripts Series from MagicImage.
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Tarzan. Odysseus. Zorro. Your favorite characters come back to life in new and exciting escapades in this must-have anthology.
In this inventive collection, a stellar cast of writers uses classic adventure tales as a launch pad for an eclectic mix of prequels, alternate universes, spin-offs, and total reboots. Imagine Ahab is shipwrecked on an island of cannibals, or Mr. Hyde tells his side of the story, or the scarecrow from Oz struggles with the...
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Murderers and Their Mothers volume 5
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Joachim Knychala, the Polish serial killer who earned the ghoulish nickname `Frankenstein', attacked his victims with an axe. He brutally murdered 5 women and attempted another 7 over 8 grisly years.
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2024
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16 classic stories reimagined: Latinx characters take center stage
Relit features sixteen original stories by award-winning and bestselling Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairy tales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of horror.
Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby...
Relit features sixteen original stories by award-winning and bestselling Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairy tales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of horror.
Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby...
8) Random Glory
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Richard Random is unaware that he is a direct descendant of Frankenstein's monster, and heir to all of Doctor Frankenstein's land. While trying to live the American dream, he falls in love with the stunning veterinarian, Doctor Mary Jane. With their friends in tow, they fight for their lives against a motley crew of hired assassins. Duke Cornelius Magnus believed himself to be the owner of the land and the attached university until a startling article...
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"Who wants to see me as Hamlet? Very few. But millions want to see me as Frankenstein so that's the one I do." He's Been Dr. Frankenstein, Grand Moff Tarkin, Van Helsing, Doctor Who, and Sherlock Holmes. He's fought Dracula, werewolves, ghouls, gorgons, Nazi zombies, upstart rebels, ancient mummies, skulls, aliens, and even the abominable snowman. With a range from cold, calculating malevolence to kindly grandpa, Peter Cushing enthralled horror (and...
10) Monster Mash
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Dr. Frankenstein melds the world's strongest monsters-including Dracula, Werewolf, and the Invisible Man- into a singular, unstoppable creation.
12) Eden 2.1
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Eden 2.1 is a modern-day story inspired by Mary Shelly's famous book, "Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus". It raises the questions of human efforts to understand the source of life and whether humans can have the technological ability to create life apart from the natural process by human-developed means. Can human wisdom anticipate and account for unintended consequences of using such potential technology?
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This Unique Compilation Traces Bud Abbott & Lou Costello's Starring Roles In Feature Films Thru Rare Coming Attractions Trailers, Raucous Bloopers, & Hilarious Movie Routines. Highlights From 37 Films Are Covered. From Their Appearance In One Night In The Tropics, To Starring Roles In Buck Privates Thru Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein & Their Final Film Release Of World Of Abbott & Costello.
14) Bloopers Galore
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Many rarely seen Goofs & Outtakes from vintage TV & movies featuring: Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein, Happy Days, Bonanza, MASH, Laverne & Shirley, Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life, Don Adams, Bob Hope, Don Rickles, Dick Van Dyke Show, Kraft Music Hall, Red Skelton Show, etc. Also, classic stars like Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, James Cagney, James Stewart, & more.
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Horror Bulletin Monthly April 2024 (#31) The newest issue of the Horror Bulletin Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month-- a film each day! This time, we had "Easter Rabbits" for a theme week, watching some fun killer rabbit films. We also took a Quick Look at several of Bela Lugosi's final films, along with the comedic "Ed Wood," which featured Bela-- sorta. As always, we looked at a variety of old and new films. Each of the...
16) Die Wiederkehr
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Nach der grauenvollen Attacke auf den Ort Lindisfarne müssen Jamie und Larissa mit ihrem Schmerz zurechtkommen: Während Jamie den Tod seines Freundes Frankenstein betrauert, hadert Larissa mehr denn je mit ihrem Vampirdasein. Doch ihnen
bleibt kaum Zeit zum Ausruhen: Denn die Asche von Dracula ist wieder in Feindeshand. Die Vampire rotten sich zusammen. Und das Department hat nur 91 Tage Zeit, um den mächtigsten Vampir der Welt zu finden und zu...
17) Happy Family
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Die Wünschmanns sind nicht happy. Mama Emmas Buchhandlung geht pleite, Papa Frank ist völlig überarbeitet, die pubertierende Fee bleibt sitzen, und Sohnemann Max wird von dem Mädchen, das er liebt, ins Schulklo getunkt. Kein Wunder also, dass sich jeder mit jedem streitet. Und als ob das alles noch nicht genügen würde, werden die Wünschmanns auch noch von einer Hexe verzaubert: Plötzlich sind sie Vampir, Frankensteins Monster, Mumie und Werwolf....
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This book analyses Mexican Transnational Trafficking Organisations (MTTOs) organised crime enterprises in Belize with specific emphasis on human smuggling and the joint organised crime enterprises with politicians and public servants. The driving discourse of the book insists that the failure of the Belizean state to resist the assault of transnational organised crime lies in the failure of its imported and imposed Westminster model of government...
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A wondrous and haunting deep-dive into landscape and culture.
"Countless are they, the people who for one reason or another – or for no reason at all – have met their fate on the beach."
This fascinating essay collection, translated from Swedish, walks global shores, looks to the sea and transcends the everyday. Beaches have shadows. They are places of tragedy that look upon the unfathomable abyss of the ocean.
Per Högselius skirts our history,...
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What happens when writers vacation together... And challenge each other to write ghost stories? On a stormy night in 1816, the writers Mary Shelley, John William Polidori, and Lord Byron undertook a challenge that would change history and create the gothic genre. The result is three chilling tales of monsters, vampires, and murder. Lord Byron's A Fragment is of historical importance as it is one of the very first vampire stories. Does it stand the...