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A Scary Little Christmas
Controversial yet beloved among audiences, Christmas-themed horror movies emerged in the early 1970s and gained a notorious reputation with Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), depicting Santa as an ax-wielding maniac. Some parents and conservative groups condemned the film, while others embraced the portrayal of Yuletide as a backdrop for fear and dread. Drawing on interviews with directors, producers, special effects artists, photographers and actors, this book celebrates the sordid, colorful history of the Christmas horror subgenre. Psycho Santa films such as Christmas Evil (1980) and 3615 code Pere Noel (1989) are examined, along with "Yule-Die" slashers like The Dorm that Dripped Blood (1982), Black Christmas (1974) and Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972). Commercial successes like Gremlins (1984) and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) are covered, as well as more recent releases such as Better Watch Out (2016), Red Christmas (2016) and Deathcember (2019). Rare photographs, promotional materials and an annotated filmography are provided.
From Pinballs to Pixels
From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed, gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust, and by the end of the 1980s it was the largest coin-op publisher in North America. Williams' acquisition of Bally/Midway began a period of hits that included Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam, as well as the best-selling pinball machine of all time, The Addams Family. The history of Williams spans nearly six decades and is filled with great games, huge gambles and technical innovations that impacted every aspect of pinball and arcade video games. With interviews of 40+ former designers and executives from Williams/Bally/Midway, as well as information from hundreds of contemporaneous news reports and documents, this book presents a never-before-seen chronology of how the small company became a coin-op juggernaut. Thirty pinball and 26 video game classics are examined in depth with direct input from the people who made them, along with the story of the events that shaped one of gaming's greatest publishing houses.
Reconsidering Funds of Hedge Funds
How will the funds of hedge funds (FoHF) business have to change to survive in the wake of the 2008-2012 financial crisis? This new research provides valuable insight. Reconsidering Funds of Hedge Funds presents the first comprehensive views of UCITS as well as recent trends in due diligence, risk management, and hedge fund deaths and survivors. The book contains original chapters by 22 academics and 16 hedge fund professionals, and includes two sections on performance: one that looks at UCITS FoHF and one that deals with traditional FoHF performance. Most chapters examine aspects of the 2008-2012 financial crisis, and almost every chapter addresses fund of hedge funds' management process before, during, and after the crisis. - Covers recent advances in risk management, due diligence, tail risk, and allocation - Presents an in-depth analysis of UCITs - Balances academic and professional viewpoints
Goin' Extinct
Who can come up with a dozen or more different ways to end the world? We can! This collection of apocalyptic short stories explores the myriad ways in which life as we know it could end. From the traditional nuclear apocalypse to cosmic events, zombies, mysterious alien substances, evil corporations and even... coffee. These tales will shock, entertain and tug at your heart strings. A must-have for any fan of dystopian fiction.
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Strange Adventures in a Deviant Universe
WPaD presents: Strange Adventures in a Deviant Universe... - A scientist struggles to find a cure for Alzheimer's before the disease takes his mind... - Dolphins and whales work with their human trainers to terraform a new planet... - Artificial intelligence backfires on humanity when sex robots become sentient and demand rights... - A lost reptilian tries to find her way home... - Random items are disappearing in a small town and cats may be responsible... - What's worse than being lost in space? Being lost in space with a crew of idiots... - A salvage crew lands on a deviant, yet disturbingly familiar planet... - A rogue space captain acquires a robotic pet with surprising abilities... - An injured soldier telepathically connects with his leader for rescue... - Humans evacuated from a doomed Earth colonize a new world... and learn nothing from the experience... Enjoy these stories and more in a stellar science fiction collection from Writers, Poets and Deviants. Featuring the usual cast of deviants, with some fresh new faces joining the crew.
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