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Animated by a singularly subversive spirit, the fiendishly intelligent works of Stuart Gordon (1947–2020) are distinguished by their arrant boldness and scab-picking wit. Provocative gems such as Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Dagon consolidated his fearsome reputation as one of the masters of the contemporary horror film, bringing an unfamiliar archness, political complexity, and critical respect to a genre so often bereft of these virtues. A versatile filmmaker, one who resolutely refused to mellow with age, Gordon proved equally adept at crafting pointed science fiction (Robot Jox, Fortress, Space Truckers), sweet-tempered fantasy (The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit), and nihilistic thrillers (King of the Ants, Edmond, Stuck), customarily scrubbing the sharply drawn lines between exploitation and arthouse cinema.The first collection of interviews ever to be published on the director, Stuart Gordon: Interviews contains thirty-six articles spanning a period of fifty years. Bountiful in anecdote and information, these candid conversations chronicle the trajectory of a fascinating career—one that courted controversy from its very beginning. Among the topics Gordon discusses are his youth and early influences, his founding of Chicago’s legendary Organic Theatre (where he collaborated with such luminaries as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Mamet), and his transition into filmmaking where he created a body of work that injected fresh blood into several ailing staples of American cinema. He also reveals details of his working methods, his steadfast relationships with frequent collaborators, his great love for the works of Lovecraft and Poe, and how horror stories can masquerade as sociopolitical commentaries.

Animated by a singularly subversive spirit, the fiendishly intelligent works of Stuart Gordon (1947–2020) are distinguished by their arrant boldness and scab-picking wit. Provocative gems such as Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Dagon consolidated his fearsome reputation as one of the masters of the contemporary horror film, bringing an unfamiliar archness, political complexity, and critical respect to a genre so often bereft of these virtues. A versatile filmmaker, one who resolutely refused to mellow with age, Gordon proved equally adept at crafting pointed science fiction (Robot Jox, Fortress, Space Truckers), sweet-tempered fantasy (The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit), and nihilistic thrillers (King of the Ants, Edmond, Stuck), customarily scrubbing the sharply drawn lines between exploitation and arthouse cinema.The first collection of interviews ever to be published on the director, Stuart Gordon: Interviews contains thirty-six articles spanning a period of fifty years. Bountiful in anecdote and information, these candid conversations chronicle the trajectory of a fascinating career—one that courted controversy from its very beginning. Among the topics Gordon discusses are his youth and early influences, his founding of Chicago’s legendary Organic Theatre (where he collaborated with such luminaries as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Mamet), and his transition into filmmaking where he created a body of work that injected fresh blood into several ailing staples of American cinema. He also reveals details of his working methods, his steadfast relationships with frequent collaborators, his great love for the works of Lovecraft and Poe, and how horror stories can masquerade as sociopolitical commentaries.

"Re-Animator - Die Philosophie des Todes" erkundet die ber hmte Horrorreihe von H. P. Lovecraft bis zu den filmischen Interpretationen von Stuart Gordon und Brian Yuzna aus einer ungew hnlich tiefen, wissenschaftlich reflektierten Perspektive. Das Buch untersucht die Figur des Herbert West als Sinnbild moderner Hybris: ein Mensch, der den Tod berwinden will und dabei jede Grenze der Moral, Wissenschaft und Identit t berschreitet. Auf Basis filmwissenschaftlicher Theorien, psychologischer Modelle und philosophischer Konzepte bietet das Werk eine umfassende Analyse der zentralen Motive der Reihe, von grotesker K rperlichkeit ber Themen wie Bewusstsein, Macht und wissenschaftliche Obsession bis hin zu Fragen nach dem Wesen des Lebens selbst. Die wichtigsten Szenen der Filme werden pr zise interpretiert, kulturhistorisch eingeordnet und mit Erkenntnissen aus Psychoanalyse, Anthropologie und sthetik verkn pft. Das Buch richtet sich an Leserinnen und Leser, die mehr als reine Hintergrundfakten erwarten. Es bietet eine anspruchsvolle, dennoch zug ngliche Deutung eines Mythos, der das Horrorgenre bis heute pr gt, und zeigt, weshalb Re-Animator weit ber Splatter-Ikonografie hinausreicht, und zwar als d stere Erz hlung ber den menschlichen Drang, das Unbegreifliche kontrollieren zu wollen, und ber den Preis, den man daf r zahlt.

"Re-Animator - Die Philosophie des Todes" erkundet die ber hmte Horrorreihe von H. P. Lovecraft bis zu den filmischen Interpretationen von Stuart Gordon und Brian Yuzna aus einer ungew hnlich tiefen, wissenschaftlich reflektierten Perspektive. Das Buch untersucht die Figur des Herbert West als Sinnbild moderner Hybris: ein Mensch, der den Tod berwinden will und dabei jede Grenze der Moral, Wissenschaft und Identit t berschreitet. Auf Basis filmwissenschaftlicher Theorien, psychologischer Modelle und philosophischer Konzepte bietet das Werk eine umfassende Analyse der zentralen Motive der Reihe, von grotesker K rperlichkeit ber Themen wie Bewusstsein, Macht und wissenschaftliche Obsession bis hin zu Fragen nach dem Wesen des Lebens selbst. Die wichtigsten Szenen der Filme werden pr zise interpretiert, kulturhistorisch eingeordnet und mit Erkenntnissen aus Psychoanalyse, Anthropologie und sthetik verkn pft. Das Buch richtet sich an Leserinnen und Leser, die mehr als reine Hintergrundfakten erwarten. Es bietet eine anspruchsvolle, dennoch zug ngliche Deutung eines Mythos, der das Horrorgenre bis heute pr gt, und zeigt, weshalb Re-Animator weit ber Splatter-Ikonografie hinausreicht, und zwar als d stere Erz hlung ber den menschlichen Drang, das Unbegreifliche kontrollieren zu wollen, und ber den Preis, den man daf r zahlt.

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This book forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have re-typed, re-formatted, and re-published the book in a very modern format. Hence every reader would get a new book but without losing its old charm and feel. We at Alpha Editions, work towards the restoration of old and rare books so that they are never forgotten and are always available for the future generations.

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This book forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have re-typed, re-formatted, and re-published the book in a very modern format. Hence every reader would get a new book but without losing its old charm and feel. We at Alpha Editions, work towards the restoration of old and rare books so that they are never forgotten and are always available for the future generations.