The Brood (Midnight Movie Monograph)

Bissette, Stephen R.

ISBN 10: 1786363453 / ISBN 13: 9781786363459

Published by Electric Dreamhouse (an imprint of PS Publishing Ltd.), Hornsea, England, 2020

About this Item

First edition, hardcover, special printing of Bissette's examination of David Cronenberg's classic film The Brood, which is signed by actors Art Hindle and Cindy Hinds on the publisher's limitation page, and is marked no. 164/200 copies. A movie-ticket style slip that has been signed by Bissette and marked limited no. 164/500 is laid in. The book has a minor skew to the binding, and some shelfwear to the spine ends and cover corners. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, clean Very Good+ copy in a crisp Near Fine dust jacket, which is wrapped in Mylar.

Seller Inventory # 107485

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Brood (Midnight Movie Monograph)
• Publisher: Electric Dreamhouse (an imprint of PS Publishing Ltd.), Hornsea, England
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786363453
• ISBN 13: 9781786363459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: David Chatton Barker
• Edition: 1st Edition, Signed, Limited.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horror
  • Film

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Synopsis

ABOUT THIS BOOK

"The breadth of topics that Steve covers in this book is breathtaking. The number of threads that he finds woven into the intricate tapestry of this single 90 min film is dizzying, and he picks at them all. This book breaks new ground for Electric Dreamhouse, and at an entirely new length six times longer than a standard monograph volume!" Neil Snowdon

By 1979 David Cronenberg was already being hailed as a uniquely disturbing film maker.

With SHIVERS (1975) and RABID (1977), he displayed an emergent talent for intelligent but confrontational cinematic ideas and imagery, unlike anything that had come before. But it was a raw talent. A talent not quite in control of all the elements of film production.

THE BROOD (1979) was Cronenberg's first masterpiece. Now fully in control of his artistic talents and the means of cinematic production, Cronenberg harnessed his considerable gifts to an intensely personal story, that nonetheless drew from related cultural and societal elements to create one of the most overwhelmingly emotional horror movies ever made. It is a film that goes to the heart of pain and trauma, and does not flinch. A film that does not shy away from the destructive aspects of our inner lives, how they damage those around us, and how they live on, infecting those we hold most dear.

Join Stephen R. Bissette as he takes a forensic and holistic approach to examining the many facets of this dark jewel of horror...