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Terror on the Air!
The macabre world of monsters, killers on the loose and revenge from beyond the grave existed not only in the movies, but also on the radio before television's dominance in American homes. One of many distinct genres born of early broadcasting, terror-inspiring radio thrilled millions. Nearly 80 such programs, many of enduring sophistication, aired every week in the late 1940s. This first full-length study of golden age horror radio focuses on six representative programs, starting with The Witch's Tale in 1931 and ending with The Mysterious Traveler in 1952. Each chapter is a critically and historically informed study of one series. The book ends with a look at the demise of horror radio and its enduring influence. Photographs are included.
Contemporary Gothic Drama
This ground-breaking volume is the first of its kind to examine the extraordinary prevalence and appeal of the Gothic in contemporary British theatre and performance. Chapters range from considerations of the Gothic in musical theatre and literary adaptation, to explorations of the Gothic’s power to haunt contemporary playwriting, macabre tourism and site-specific performance. By taking familiar Gothic motifs, such as the Gothic body, the monster and Gothic theatricality, and bringing them to a new contemporary stage, this collection provides a fresh and comprehensive take on a popular genre. Whilst the focus of the collection falls upon Gothic drama, the contents of the book will embrace an interdisciplinary appeal to scholars and students in the fields of theatre studies, literature studies, tourism studies, adaptation studies, cultural studies, and history.
The Essential Paul Laffoley
Paul Laffoley is a Visionary artist who lives and works in a tiny space in Boston he calls "the Boston Visionary Cell." A trained architect, Laffoley produces brilliantly colored mandala paintings filled with symbols and texts. Each painting is accompanied by a tex called a "thought-form," which serves as commentary on the painting's content. The paintings--many of them large (73 x 73 inches)--have titles that range from the paranormal and arcane ("The Ectoplasmic Man," "The Sexuality of Robots") to the erudite: "De Rerum Natura," referring to the poet Lucretius. Laffoley is interested in "the mechanics of mysticism," time and space, dreams, magic, and consciousness. In addition to painting,...
Campionissimo, Monsieur Chrono, Kannibale & Co.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erlebte der Profi-Straßenradsport eine Renaissance. Obgleich der organisierte Wettbewerb in den Kriegsjahren nicht gänzlich zum Erliegen kam, sehnten sich die „Giganten der Landstraße“ danach, endlich wieder in Friedenszeiten mit ihresgleichen wetteifern zu können. Schon zu Beginn der 40er Jahre auf hohem Level erfolgreiche Akteure wie Bartali, Coppi, Kübler und Schotte sowie neue Helden namens Van Steenbergen, Koblet, Bobet, Anquetil und Gaul setzten fortan die Glanzlichter im Profi-Peloton. Später in den 60er und 70er Jahren folgten dann Poulidor, Van Looy, Gimondi, Merckx, Ocaña und De Vlaeminck. Die vorliegende, aus zwei Bänden bestehende Chronik pr...
Historical Dictionary of Cycling
The nearly 150-year-old sport of cycling had its first competition in France in 1868. Soon afterward, the need arose for purpose-built cycling tracks because of poor road conditions at the time. Racing on blocked off pieces of street or grass soon evolvedinto racing on special tracks called velodromes. This development marked the split into what are still the two main forms of cycling competition: road racing and track racing. Initially, track cycling was more popular in terms of public attention and money to be earned by racers, but this gradually changed in favor of road racing, which has been the most popular form of cycling since at least the end of World War II. The Historical Dictionar...
Guillotine, Its Legend and Lore
A study of the guillotine as a cultural artifact, examining its representation in the arts, both high and low, over the course of two centuries.
