Books like Kong Unbound by Karen Haber

Austrian Prince Alek escapes the Germans by riding the Leviathan to Constantinople, where he confronts a new generation of genetically engineered warships in an alternate 1914 Europe.

An in‑depth portrait of Walt Disney’s rise from a Mid‑western dreamer to an animated pioneer, detailing his groundbreaking films, innovative techniques, and the creation of Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Former Italian police marshal Guarnaccia is thrust into a grisly hunt for a serial killer, working under relentless detective Simonetti in the historic streets of Florence.

Cinema of the Fantastic charts the evolution of genre cinema through fifteen landmark films—from silent marvels like A Trip to the Moon to postwar anxieties in Invasion of the Body Snatchers—illustrating the creative techniques that shaped science‑fiction, fantasy, horror, and fantasy‑films.

Look out! Here come the greatest monsters of all time! You've seen them do their evil deeds in the movies and on television. Now you can get to know your favorite horror stars even better in Movie Monsters. Meet and read about King Kong (The Greatest Ape Monster), Godzilla (The Greatest Reptile Monster), Frankenstein's Creature (The Greatest Man-made Monster), The Wolf Man (The Greatest Moon-made Monster), Mr. Hyde (The Greatest Self-made Monster), The Invisible Man (The Greatest Nothing Monster), and many more. Included also are the stories of the films and how they were made.

• The Most Unerotic Concept in Pornography • The Worst Performance by an Animal • The Biggest Ripoff in Hollywood History • The Worst Performance by an Actor as Jesus Christ • The Most Ridiculous Monster in Screen History These are just some of the categories you'll find in the first reverse awards ceremony to honour the all-time horrors in Hollywood History. Here is a celebration (illustrated in glorious black and white) of the best of the worst cinematic catastrophes - the shimmering stars, the dreadful directors, and the dubious dialogue that made these movies so abysmal. Remember John Travolta as a melting monster in The Devil's Rain? Henry Fonda as a fearless bee battler in The Swarm? Mary Tyler Moore as a heartsick nun in love with Elvis Presley in Change of Habit? How about Scuttlebutt the Talking Duck in Everything's Ducky? See if you can guess the winners in each of the 30 award categories - from The Most Obnoxious Child Performer of All Time to the Life Achievement Awards: Worst Actor. Actress and Director. Applaud the winner in a national poll for The Very Worst Film of All Time and The Worst Films Compendium, an annotated index of the best of the unbelievable baddies. MC'd by Harry and Michael Medved - authors of The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time - The Golden Turkey Awards is a cornucopia of cinemediocrity.

[back cover synopsis] The author, well known to film buffs as an original and cogent critic, brings his encyclopedic knowledge of films and film makers to this outstanding history and analysis of the horror film. Whether discussing the erotic aspects of King Kong, examining the works of Val Lewton, contrasting the director's attitude toward the monster in Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, accounting for the special genius of Lon Chaney, or comparing the various visions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Clarens entertains as he enlightens. His fascinating study of a popular genre explains both the genre and its popularity.

A novelization of Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 Cold War satire, written by screenwriter Peter George.