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Title Screening Stephen King : adaptation and the horror genre on film and television / Simon Brown.
Author Brown, Simon (Simon David), author.
Edition First edition.
Publisher Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.


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 DUE 14-05-24  Standard  Library Level 11  Theatre K560.K4 BRO2  

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Description viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN 9781477314920 paperback : alkaline paper
9781477314913 cloth : alkaline paper
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211), filmography (pages 193-197) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Mainstream horror and brand Stephen King -- Stephen King from Vietnam to Reagan: the early adaptations and the establishment of brand Stephen King on the screen -- The mainstream adaptations, 1986-2007 -- Stephen King as low-budget and straight-to-DVD horror -- Stephen King as TV horror -- Conclusion: The future is also history: the contemporary evolution of brand Stephen King.
Library Class Theatre K560.K4
Subject King, Stephen, 1947- -- Criticism and interpretation.
King, Stephen, 1947- -- Film adaptations.
King, Stephen, 1947- -- Television adaptations.
American fiction -- 20th century -- Film adaptations.
Horror films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Horror television programs -- United States -- History and criticism.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History and criticism.

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