Over the past century or more, the genres of fantasy, horror, and supernatural fiction have increasingly expanded beyond literature and into an array of mediaāfilm, television, comic books, and art. Many of the leading figures in the field engage in multimedia enterprises that allow their work to reach a much wider public than the mere readers of books.
In Disorders of Magnitude: A Survey of Dark Fantasy, Jason V Brock analyzes the intersection of literature, media, and genre fiction in essays, reviews, and pioneering interviews. Beginning with the pulp magazines of the 1920s, Brock studies such dynamic figures as H. P. Lovecraft, Forrest J Ackerman, Harlan Ellison, and the Southern California writers known collectively as "The Group"āRay Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Rod Serling, and William F. Nolan. This collection also includes filmmakers Roger Corman, George Romero, and Dan O'Bannon, and such fantasy artists as H. R. Giger.
Graced with dozens of photographs from the author's personal collection, this wide-ranging study offers a kaleidoscopic look at the multifarious ways in which fantasy, horror, and the supernatural have permeated our culture. Brockāhimself a fiction writer, critic, and filmmakerāconcludes the book with touching eulogies to the recently deceased Ray Bradbury and Ray Harryhausen. Highlighting so many figures essential to the understanding of fantasy and horror, Disorders of Magnitude will appeal to fans of these fiction genres around the world.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART ONE: THE DARKEST AGE
- PART TWO: THINGS BECOME
- PART THREE: THE RISE OF THE SPECULATIVE MIND
- PART FOUR: SLASHERS, BLOCKBUSTERS, AND BEST SELLERS
- PART FIVE: A CENTURY OF SPECULATION
- PART SIX: FROM (AND INTO) THE BEYOND
- Appendix A: Select Books and Other Publications
- Appendix B: Select Radio, Film, and Television Productions
- Appendix C: Select Authors, Artists, Filmmakers, and Musicians
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