{"product_id":"horror-on-the-stage-amnon-kabatchnik-9781476675558","title":"Horror on the Stage: Monsters, Murders and Terrifying Moments in Theater","description":"\u003cp\u003e There are numerous publications about the horror genre in film and television, but none that provide information about horror on a legitimate stage until now. This book highlights the most terrifying moments in theater history, from classical plays like Aeschylus' \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e and Euripides' \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e to the violence of the Grand Guignol company productions in 18th-century France, and present-day productions like Stephen Sondheim's musical \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e and dark 21st-century plays by Clive Barker and Conor McPherson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book compiles the history and behind-the-scenes tales surrounding stage productions about monsters, hauntings and horrors both historical and imagined. Included are the nightmarish adaptations of popular writings from Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others, as well as plays starring popular characters like Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, and the Woman in Black. More than 500 plays are documented, accompanied by dozens of photographs. Entries include plot synopses, existing production data, and evaluations by critics and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amnon Kabatchnik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476675554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476675558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Amnon Kabatchnik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065859961087,"sku":"9781476675558","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70506c98-9587-45d1-b241-4d48fc819f3d.jpg?v=1685403918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/horror-on-the-stage-amnon-kabatchnik-9781476675558","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}