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A Chronological History,
1914–2008
BRUCE G. HALLENBECK
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Hallenbeck, Bruce G., 1952– Comedy-horror films : a chronological history, 1914–2008 / Bruce G. Hallenbeck.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7864-3332-2
softcover : 50# alkaline paper
I. Horror films—History and criticism.
II. Comedy films—History and criticism.
III. Motion pictures—History—20th century.
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PN1995.9.H6H345 2009 791.43'6164—dc22 2009001825
British Library cataloguing data are available
©2009 Bruce G. Hallenbeck. All rights reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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To my wife Rosa, my life partner and best friend, with whom I fully expect to die laughing
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Several people and institutions helped me in my research on this book. First and foremost, I’d like to thank the New York State Library, not just for employing me, but for being the fantastic facility that it is. One of the largest research libraries in the world, it supplied me with original film reviews and features from the New York Times. Thanks are also due to Steve Campbell at Video Visions in Chatham, New York, for providing me with some of the films reviewed herein; to Alpha Video; to Rodrigo at Kino; to Ed at Sue Procko Public Rela- tions; to Movies Unlimited; and to Kip and Kimball Jenkins at The Missing Link (www.missinglinkclassichorror.co.uk) for the copyof Sh! The Octopus. Very special thanks to Larry Blamire, who allowed me to see his film Trail of the Screaming Forehead before it was even released. Can’t wait to see the next one, Larry.
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