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Phantoms (novel)
''Phantoms'' is a horror novel by American writer Dean Koontz, first published in 1983. The story is a version of the now-debunked urban legend involving a village mysteriously vanishing at Angikuni Lake. The novel includes many literary tips of the hat to the work of H. P. Lovecraft; the novel suggests the 'Ancient Enemy' is Lovecraft's god Nyarlathotep, also known as the 'Crawling Chaos', and the air force specialist in potential contact with non-human intelligence is named 'Captain Arkham' (cf. Lovecraft's invention Arkham). Most of these Lovecraftian references were excised from the 1998 film version of Koontz's novel. Plot summary Jenny and Lisa Paige, two sisters, return to Jenny's hometown of Snowfield, California, a small ski resort village nestled in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains where Jenny works as a doctor, and find no one alive. The few bodies they find are either mutilated, or reveal some strange form of death. Finally, after growing more alarmed by the town's myst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Koontz
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as thriller (genre), suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror fiction, horror, fantasy, science fiction, Mystery fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 450 million copies of his work. Early life Koontz was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania, the son of Florence (née Logue) and Raymond Koontz. He has said that he was regularly beaten and abused by his alcoholic father, which influenced his later writing, as also d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling." With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. History Nineteenth century The magazine was founded by bibliographer Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s and had various titles until Leypoldt settled on the name ''The Publishers' Weekly'' (with an apostrophe) in 1872. The publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, ''The Publishers' Weekly'' was being read by nine tenths of the booksellers in the country. In 1878, Leypoldt sold ''The Publishers' Weekly'' to his friend Richard Rogers Bowker, in order to free up time for his other bibliographic endeavors. Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Horror Novels
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Science Fiction Novels
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in September after a series o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast. Colorado is noted for its landscape of mountains, forests, High Plains (United States), high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers, and desert lands. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, eighth-largest U.S. state by area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 21st by population. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population of Colorado to be 5,957,493 as of July 1, 2024, a 3.2% increase from the 2020 United States census. The region has been inhabited by Native Americans in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimension Films
Dimension Films was an American independent film and television production and distribution label founded in 1992, and currently owned by independent studio Lantern Entertainment. Formally one of the American " mini-majors" (i.e., small to medium independent television and motion picture production studios), Dimension Films produced and released independent films and genre titles; specifically horror and science fiction films. Dimension Films was used as Harvey and Bob Weinstein's label within the brothers' own Miramax Films studio, which was acquired by The Walt Disney Company on June 30, 1993. The Weinsteins took the Dimension Films label with them when they separated from Miramax Films on October 1, 2005, and paired it under their new company, The Weinstein Company (TWC). However, the firing of Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual harassment and rape against him, as well as financial troubles that followed, led to TWC's decline. TWC eventually declared ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Art & Logic
Joel Soisson is an American filmmaker. He works primarily in the field of independent film. His numerous credits include ''Dracula 2000'', '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'', ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', ''The Prophecy'', '' Little Pink House'' and ''Buffalo Rider''. Biography Education Soisson studied fine arts and character animation at Pratt Institute and film studies at the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute. Movie career Soisson has written, produced and directed numerous feature films since producing ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989). He worked extensively with production companies such as New Line Cinema, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and The Weinstein Company, before making films under his own bannerNeo Art & Logic where he helped produce and finance '' Sweet Jane'' (1998) and the documentary feature ''Trekkies'' (1997). Mr. Soisson was featured prominently in Season 3 of the reality television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Chappelle
Joseph Chappelle is an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television. He is perhaps best known for his work on the critically acclaimed HBO series ''The Wire'', where he directed six episodes and served as co-executive producer for three seasons. In 2018, his episode "Middle Ground" was named the 6th Best TV Episode of the Century by pop culture website '' The Ringer''. He has also produced and directed several other popular cable television programs, including '' CSI: Miami'', ''Fringe'' and '' Chicago Fire''. Chappelle wrote and directed the political thriller '' An Acceptable Loss'', starring Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis, which was released by IFC Films in January 2019. Career Chappelle graduated from Northwestern University with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and worked in Chicago's advertising community before working in film and television. 1990s Chappelle began his career with the independently produced film '' Thieves Quartet'' in 1994. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Going
Joanna Catherine Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress known for the television series '' Kingdom'', '' House of Cards'', '' Mad Men'' and the movie '' Wyatt Earp''. Early life Going's father was of Irish descent, and her mother of Italian and French-Canadian. Career Going appeared in soap operas in the late 1980s, most notably as Lisa Grady on '' Another World'' from 1987 to 1989. She portrayed lead character Victoria Winters in the 1991 primetime series '' Dark Shadows''. She later starred in short-lived television series '' Going to Extremes'' and guest-starred on '' Columbo'', '' Spin City'', '' The Outer Limits'' and '' Law & Order''. She starred in a number of feature films. She made her film debut in '' Wyatt Earp'' (1994) as Josephine Marcus, and later had major roles in ''Eden'', '' Keys to Tulsa'', '' Inventing the Abbotts'', and '' Still Breathing''. Her biggest role may be in the 1998 film version of '' Phantoms''. In the 2000s, she starred in seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series '' The Voyage of the Mimi'' (1984–1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including '' Chasing Amy'' (1997). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing '' Good Will Hunting'' (1997), which they also starred in. He established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film '' Armageddon'' (1998), the action crime thriller '' Reindeer Games'' (2000), the war drama ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), and the thriller '' The Sum of All Fears'' (2002). After a career downturn, Affleck made a comeback by portraying George Reeves in the biopic '' Hollywoodland'' (2006), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber ( ; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award as well as nominations for nine Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Schreiber's early film roles include ''Mixed Nuts'' (1994), '' Party Girl'' (1995), '' The Daytrippers'' (1996), and '' Big Night'' (1996). He acted in the first three '' Scream'' films (1996–2000), ''Ransom'' (1996), '' The Hurricane'' (1999), ''Hamlet'' (2000), '' Kate & Leopold'' (2001), '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), '' The Painted Veil'' (2006), '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), '' Pawn Sacrifice'' (2014), and ''Spotlight'' (2015). He acted in the Wes Anderson films '' Isle of Dogs'' (2018), ''The French Dispatch'' (2021), and '' Asteroid City'' (2023). He made his directorial film debut with '' Everything Is Illuminated'' (2005). He made his Broadway debut in '' In the Summer House'' (1992). He earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
