Revisiting a televised narrative that focused not on the monster, but on the monster hunter.Before Buffy the Vampire Slayer or The X-Files, there was Carl Kolchak, a world-weary Chicago newspaper reporter with a cheap, seersucker suit and a penchant for uncovering monsters lurking in every corner. Kolchak first appeared on American screens in the 1972 ABC television movie The Night Stalker, which was then the most-watched television movie...

White evangelicals have struggled to understand or enter into modern conversations on race and racism, because their inherited and imagined world has not prepared them for this moment. American Southerners, in particular, carry additional obstacles to such conversations, because their regional identity is woven together with the values and histories of white evangelicalism. In Know Your Place, Justin Phillips examines the three community loyalties (white, southern, and evangelical) that sh...

"An illuminating history . . . it's clear that the right story can still terrify us; A Place of Darkness is a primer on how the movies learned to do it." — NPRHorror is one of the most enduringly popular genres in cinema. The term "horror film" was coined in 1931 between the premiere of Dracula and the release of Frankenstein, but monsters, ghosts, demons, and supernatural and horrific themes have been popular with American audie...

What do we choose when the world burns—silence, spectacle, or something stranger?In Forbidden Fruit, speculative and literary voices gather at the edge of the unspeakable. These are stories of trespass and transformation, mystery and myth, curated by Newton Press.Inside you'll find:Hidden histories and surreal futuresSecret societies, spiritual schisms, and soft apocalypseQueer hauntings, monstrous tenderness, and things that were never mea...

This collection contains the five greatest and most influential military classics written prior to the nineteenth century.The first, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, is not only the oldest military work in existence but is unquestionably the greatest military classic in any language. It has had little influence in the western world, but has guided Chinese and Japanese military thought for 2400 years.All the works contained in this volume are out of print in English and all are an i...

This textbook brings research-based instructional methods to the teaching and learning of physical activity and physical education.Contributors highlight research-driven pedagogies around sport activities, beginning with current students' considerations and expanding to timely topics affecting instruction. Each chapter follows a clear and accessible structure, beginning with questions posed to the reader to contextualize the chapter and practical applications of the research presen...

Imagine waking up each day in your golden years with a clear understanding of who you are, what is important to you, a real sense of purpose, and the motivation to continue challenging yourself with growth opportunities. By reading this book and, more importantly, completing your Discover Joy in Your Golden Years Journal, you will have a personalized roadmap to realize just that!Welcome to your Discover Joy in Your Golden Years journey! Congratulations on making your financial goal...

A revised and expanded edition of this popular book that traces the cultural history****of the American horror film by focusing on individual films that helped to define or redefine the genre from Dracula (1931) to Get Out (2017).This book examines thirteen films that redefined the notion of cinematic horror and influenced the films that followed: Dracula (1931), T**h...

Papers cover topics including: physical modelling facilities; experimental advances; seismic experimental advances; education; soil behaviour; offshore systems; cold regions; geo-environment; dynamics; earthquake effects; and strategies for disaster reduction.

This book explores the circulation of anger and hostility in contemporary American culture with particular attention to the fantasy of refusal, a dream of rejecting all the structures of the contemporary political and economic system. Framing the question of public sentiment through the lens of rhetorical studies, this book traces the circulation of symbols that craft public feelings in contemporary popular cinema. Analyzing popular twenty-first century films as invitations to a particular...

First published in 2000. Gabriel Urbain Fauré was brn 12 May 1845, in Pamiers in the south of France. Faure’s compositional style has proven difficult to classify. Some music historians consider him a figure of the nineteenth century, a traditionalist, even a neo-romantic; others consider him part of the twentieth century—at the least, a predecessor of modem French music or, at the other extreme, a quiet revolutionary and a great influence upon France’s musical future. This research guide ...

Let's face it: leadership is hard work. Leaders are frequently expected to create visions that will inspire creativity and ingenuity within their organizations while at the same time satisfying the expected growth and profit margins of those to whom they report. Unfortunately, this inherent balancing act often overwhelms the leader, forcing them to choose growth or profit over creativity and ingenuity to ensure that they survive to "fight another day." As a result, leaders focus on satisfy...