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 | #1868084 in Books |  1998-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  1.12 x6.53 x9.66l, | File Name: 039304582X | 368 pages


||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A fun romp into the mad world of cinematic science.|By Thomas S Flowers|Not Skal's best work, but definitely a fun romp into the realm of science fiction and horror as it pertains to cinematic history. The focus here is mainly on mad science, so if you're on the hunt for a more broad spectrum of horror, BE SURE to read Monster Show.|0 of 0 people found the following review he|.com |The words "mad scientist" inevitably summon up the picture of a deranged, obsessive individual with a lab coat and bad hair, working on some grandiose project that probably means trouble for humanity at large. Behind this cartoonish figure, however, lu

From "Frankenstein" to "Jurassic Park", the mad scientist is one of the modern world's most instantly recognizable cultural icons. This is an exploration of popular culture's perennial fascination with demented doctors, crazed clinicians, and technologically obsessed fiends. A prototype outsider, shunted off to the sidelines of serious discourse - to B-movies, pulp novels and comic books - the mad scientist, the author argues, serves as a necessary lightning rod for oth...


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