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Stanley Kubrick's the Shining: Studies in the Horror Film

Studies in the Horror Film: Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

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Stanley Kubrick's the Shining: Studies in the Horror Film

Studies in the Horror Film: Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

Penned By Danel Olson
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Edited by Danel Olson (The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film), with nineteen new interviews by Justin Bozung and recent Paris/London conversations with co-screenwriter Diane Johnson and the legendary Shining Twins by Catriona McAvoy, this study is the first featuring recent reminiscences with cast & crew of The Shining and original interdisciplinary essays by top critics. This landmark edition also includes rare and unpublished photographs, archival material, seminal reprints, and galleries of artwork & posters inspired by the Kubrick film, all on heavy acid-free paper in two full-color, brilliantly-designed Smyth-sewn paperback.

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Length 752 Pages
Released March 17, 2015
Identifier (ISBN) 21535322
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Danel Olson writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Danel Olson lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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