In 1968, George Romero's film Night of the Living Dead premiered, launching a growing preoccupation with zombies within mass and literary fiction, film, television, and video games.
With fresh appraisals of popular Westerns, this book examines the history of the genre with a focus on definitional aspects of canon, adaptation and hybridity.
Unlike most makers of modern or futuristic films, George Lucas turned away from the standard special operatives or secret agents when he created the heroes for his epic Star Wars saga.
Serial killers, mass murderers, spree killers, outlaws, and real-life homicidal maniacs have long held a grim fascination for both filmmakers and viewers.
Joss Whedon's works, across all media including television, film, musicals, and comic books, are known for their commitment to gender and sexual equality.
More than sixty years after the The Twilight Zone debuted on television, the show remains a cultural phenomenon, including a feature film, three television reboots, a comic book series, a magazine and a theatrical production.
Since the release in 1929 of a popular book series with bright yellow covers, the Italian word giallo (yellow) has come to define a whole spectrum of mystery and detective fiction and films.
A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality.
This book begins at the intersection of Dracula and War of the Worlds, both published in 1897 London, and describes the settings of Transylvania, Mars, and London as worlds linked by the body of the vampire.
In this book, originally published in Britain in 1971, and reissued here with a new preface, Eleanor Hamilton provides an enlightened and practical guide to the problems of sex and love for the increasing number of young men and women who wanted to enjoy a full and rich relationship before marriage, still frowned upon at the time.
Edo vive solo y alejado de la civilización cuando recibe la terrible noticia de la muerte de su única hija, de modo que decide volver a la metrópoli para tratar de averiguar lo que realmente ha pasado.
In this book, originally published in Britain in 1971, and reissued here with a new preface, Eleanor Hamilton provides an enlightened and practical guide to the problems of sex and love for the increasing number of young men and women who wanted to enjoy a full and rich relationship before marriage, still frowned upon at the time.
Dos líneas que se juntan es la historia narrada en retazos, de Juan y Carmen, un matrimonio formado por dos hijos de inmigrantes en Cuba y Argentina respectivamente, que se encuentran de un modo casual en el barco que los llevará de regreso a su Galicia natal.
La aparición en la ría de Bilbao del cuerpo sin vida de un hombre sin identificar y sin signos aparentes de violencia podría haber pasado desapercibida.
THE BRAND NEW HEART-POUNDING ACTION NOVELLA FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & CREATOR OF #1 NETFLIX FILM INTERCEPTOR - ALSO FEATURING TWO BONUS SHORT STORIES!
"Días de radio" relata lo sucedido con la radiodifusión desde sus inicios en 1919 hasta la fecha: el periplo de las estaciones comerciales, el surgimiento de la radio gubernamental, la radio comunitaria, y su transición de los programas en vivo a la de la música de discos o digital.
La exploración del espacio, la colonización del sistema solar, el viaje a estrellas lejanas y el gran tema de la existencia de vida en otros planetas a través del cine, los cómics, la literatura o las series de televisión.
Flora, la diosa romana de las flores y la primavera, nos guía en este recorrido por todos los continentes en busca de leyendas que tengan como protagonista las plantas.
Science fiction and horror television shows predict how the world might be different if zombies were real, or if artificial intelligence could develop consciousness.
En una casa de latas, al lado de una carrilera de tren, el perro Matías Lanas y el caballo Mateo Crines, conducidos por un rayo de luna, inician un viaje fantástico en busca de ayuda para salvar la vida de su amo, el viejo Joaquín.
