Best Price For the Textbook. Buy DIRECT!

Thanks to Herbert, in our class, here's a direct link to the textbook. You may have noticed that we quickly made this book popular over on Amazon, soaring the price to over a 100 bucks! Avoid that, and go here instead and get it at a good price!

http://www.midmar.com/historysilentscreams.html

Blog Updated...

I've gotten rid of the dead Youtube links to films and re-upped as many as possible. Older postings contain links to films that still work, so you might check into it when searching for a film.

"Wolf Blood" (1925)

Stan Laurel "Dr. Pyckle & Mr. Pryde" (1925)

"Metropolis" (1927)

The link here does not include the newly-discovered footage, however, this should get you the film in a more recent released version. You might check Youtube for other versions (I couldn't bring myself to post the full version that's being offered over there because there is a 20 sec. advertisement at the beginning that ruins the link on our page, in my opinion. If you click on that version you can see the film in a single session without having to click on "parts", but Youtube, more like "Theirtubes", ad policy I find disgusting and distasteful).

Luis Bunuel/Salvador Dali "Un Chien Andalou" (1929)

Georges Meiles "The Haunted Castle" (1897)

Here is a re-post of Melies' "Haunted Castle", an example of, not only hand-tinting, but the illusionist George Melies' early use of film to enhance his stage show.

Newly Restored: METROPOLIS on Kino

Kino has released the definitive version of the classic "Metropolis". I believe this will be the definitive version this time, as it's been released many times before in different "versions" and edits. The most remarkable thing about this edition is the addition of missing footage! Though it was discovered in Argentina in "deplorable condition", Kino has restored it in their usual meticulous manner. Aside from a few missing frames that are a minor loss, this is most likely to be the most complete version available, now or in the future.

Chronicles of Terror: Silent Screams...New Textbook!

I've discovered a textbook that eerily follows our course trajectory perfectly; Steven Haberman's Chronicles of Terror: Silent Screams, published by Luminary Press! We now have a text that very closely follows the template of the course, both in content and lecture. Our university bookstore has assured me that they will have copies waiting, and I'm quite certain you can pick the book up for the class by going online as well.

I've found the book to be very well constructed, and well written. There are plenty of still-shots, poster images and curious information to add even more flavor to the course. One thing I like is that the book is hardbound too. It has an excellent bibliography that will save you a lot of research time when it comes to constructing your term paper for the class.

Overall, it's an excellent read that supports our course very nicely!