Plan 9 from Outer Space: the Original Uncensored Screenplay
Plan 9 from Outer Space: the Original Uncensored Screenplay

Author: Edward Wood

Publisher:

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780615803142

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It's been called "the worst movie of all time..." Now is YOUR chance to read the original, uncensored screenplay of Ed Wood's infamous film Plan 9 from Outer Space and judge for yourself! Originally titled Grave Robbers from Outer Space, Wood reportedly wrote the film's script from start to finish in a matter of days, following the untimely death of the film's "star," Bela Lugosi. The movie became Plan 9 from Outer Space when, according to legend, the Baptist church funding part of the project found the original title to be "highly offensive." Both titles are contained on the script you have before you: a found-and-unaltered copy of the script that many believe to be the working version used by Ed Wood while filming the movie. Featuring hand-written annotations and corrections alongside the dialogue and scene descriptions that were hammered out on a typewriter back in 1956 (including content that never made it to the finished version of the film), this is a definitive collector's item for any fans of Plan 9, Ed Wood, or horror/sci-fi B-movie mania in general!

Ed Wood, Mad Genius
Ed Wood, Mad Genius

Author: Rob Craig

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2009-09-12

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 0786454237

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Filmmaker Ed Wood was controversial and critically maligned, even labeled "the worst director of all time," yet he achieved cult status and remains of great interest today. This book frames Wood's work, such as the cross-dressing themed Glen or Glenda? and the haphazard Bride of the Monster, as reflections of the culture of their era. Wood invariably worked with infinitesimal budgets, shooting at breakneck speed, incorporating plot twists that defied all logic. Yet there was a tangible if unfocused thematic thrust to Wood's films, which meditate fitfully on gender, religion and society, revealing a "holy trinity" of fixations--sex, death and resurrection. Wood's infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space encapsulates the fixations and flaws that were his hallmarks, and with 22 other films, is explored here. A filmography and 47 photographs are included.

Lugosi
Lugosi

Author: Gary Don Rhodes

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 1476600775

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He was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko on October 20, 1882, in Hungary. He joined Budapest's National Theater in 1913 and later appeared in several Hungarian films under the pseudonym Arisztid Olt. After World War I, he helped the Communist regime nationalize Hungary's film industry, but barely escaped arrest when the government was deposed, fleeing to the United States in 1920. As he became a star in American horror films in the 1930s and 1940s, publicists and fan magazines crafted outlandish stories to create a new history for Lugosi. The cinema's Dracula was transformed into one of Hollywood's most mysterious actors. This exhaustive account of Lugosi's work in film, radio, theater, vaudeville and television provides an extensive biographical look at the actor. The enormous merchandising industry built around him is also examined.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991

Author: R. Reginald

Publisher: Detroit : Gale Research

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 1536

ISBN-13:

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Science fiction constitutes one of the largest and most widely read genres in literature, and this reference provides bibliographical data on some 20,000 science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction books, as well as nonfiction monographs about the literature. A companion to Reginald's Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1700-1974 (Gale, 1979), the present volume is alphabetically arranged by approximately 10,000 author names. The entry for each individual work includes title, publisher, date and place published, number of pages, hardbound or paperback format, and type of book (novel, anthology, etc.). Where appropriate, entries also provide translation notes, series information, pseudonyms, and remarks on special features (such as celebrity introductions). Includes indexes of titles, series, awards, and "doubles" (for locating volumes containing two novels). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.