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1000 Facts about Horror Movies

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 16,79 MB

Release : 2015-12-24

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326515276

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Half of 28 Days Later had to be scrapped due to a plothole. The Exorcist prequel was so bad, the entire film was reshot from start to finish. This is the only time this has happened in cinematic history. The director of Get Out shot scenes while doing the voice of Barack Obama and Forest Whitaker. An American Werewolf in London was the first film ever to win an Oscar for its makeup. It only took eight days to shoot The Blair Witch Project. The plot of Final Destination was meant to be used for an episode of The X-Files. Mel Brooks didn't tell anybody he produced The Fly because he was worried people would think the film was a comedy. The inventor, Thomas Edison produced the first Frankenstein film. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is very popular with the LGBTQ community.



1000 Amazing Horror Movie Facts

Author : Tom Chapman

Publisher : BookRix

Page : 235 pages

File Size : 49,45 MB

Release : 2022-08-07

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 3755418711

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Think you know all there is to know about horror movies? Well, think again. 1000 Amazing Horror Movie Facts is chock full of fascinating and unusual facts about classic (and not so classic) horror movies. Blockbusters, B-movies, slashers, ghost stories, video nasties, anthologies, sequels, gore, cursed productions, what might have been, casting, controversy, and so on. So dim the lights and prepare to enter the spooky and blood drenched world of horror movies....



1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 2

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 34,68 MB

Release : 2018-06-08

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 024439248X

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Steve Buscemi nearly played Freddy Krueger. The ship in Alien was meant to be called The Snark. Eddie Murphy was meant to play the lead in Get Out. Evil Dead was turned into a Broadway musical in 2006. The Fly was turned into an opera in 2008. Friday the 13th was nearly called Long Night at Camp Blood. People complained about the Frankenstein film because it was too different from the novel. George A. Romero forgot to copyright Night of the Living Dead for 21 years. The theme song of Dracula is from Swan Lake. Jaws was meant to be called Stillness in the Water.



1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 3

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 37,41 MB

Release : 2018-06-08

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 0244692483

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In Prometheus, Jesus Christ is an alien. The first horror film to win an Oscar was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of the main actors in Alien3 is a murderer. The Sunken Place in Get Out is meant to represent how minorities' rights are ignored by society. None of the cast of Scream correctly guessed who the killer was. The killer in Halloween was meant to wear a clown mask. Brad Pitt hated working on Interview with the Vampire so much, he tried to quit. One of the actors to audition for Gremlins didn't get cast because he was "too good." The death scenes in Cannibal Holocaust are so realistic, the director was arrested for murder.



3000 Facts about Horror Movies

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 23,68 MB

Release : 2018-05-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0244087717

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In one of the Jaws films, the shark roars... even though sharks don't have lungs. The kid who plays Damien in The Omen punched the director in his private parts during his audition. Johnny Depp made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street. Kathy Bates is the first actress to win an Oscar for acting in a horror movie. The word "pharaoh" is misspelt in the film, The Mummy. In Night of the Living Dead, the zombies rise from their graves after being exposed to "Venusian radiation." A meteor appears for a second in Jaws. Stephen King was taking cocaine while directing the film, Maximum Overdrive. Cat People was the first film to have a jump-scare. Hugo Weaving was strongly considered for the role of Pennywise in IT.



1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 37,37 MB

Release : 2015-12-23

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326513834

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The time machine in Back to the Future was meant to be a refrigerator. Steve Carell wanted to play the Joker in The Dark Knight. William Wallace was never called Braveheart. Die Hard started off as a sequel to Commando. Aliens were meant to appear in Dr. Strangelove. ET - The Extra-Terrestrial was nearly called A Boy's Life. Blade Runner and Alien take place in the same universe. The line "Play it again, Sam" is never said in Casablanca. Russell Crowe thought his dialogue in Gladiator was "garbage." The shark barely appears in Jaws because it kept malfunctioning. The Lion King is the most successful VHS film ever. Although Viggo Mortensen stars in The Return of the King, he thinks the film is overrated. Orson Welles hated the twist in Citizen Kane. In Star Wars, Han Solo was meant to be a green, gilled, noseless alien. Christopher Walken, Sean Connery, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tommy Lee Jones were considered for the role of Morpheus in The Matrix.



1000 Facts about Animated Films Vol. 3

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 50,47 MB

Release : 2017-09

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 0244030146

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The Lion King takes place before humanity existed. Before he was famous, Bryan Cranston did voiceovers for several animes including Ghost in the Shell and Street Fighter II. Beauty and the Beast is based on a 1,800 year old story. The Minions are based on the Jawas from Star Wars. Toy Story was supposed to be a musical. The Jungle Book is the most successful film in German history. Sleeping Beauty wasn't released on video for 27 years. Aladdin's lamp appears in Zootopia. Frozen was nearly made in the 1940s. The actor who voices Bambi grew up to become a Marine and a drill instructor. The final scene in The Little Mermaid was inspired by Die Hard.



1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 48,90 MB

Release : 2016-03-06

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1326588869

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Some of Doctor Doom's dialogue is paraphrased from David Cameron's speeches. Lex Luthor's first name wasn't revealed for 20 years. Doctor Octopus was the first supervillain to unmask Spider-Man. Harley Quinn originated from Batman: The Animated Series, not the comics. Mystique had a son with Sabretooth. Ra's Al Ghul is over 600 years old. Despite what many people believe, Apocalypse is not the first mutant. 20 years after Two-Face debuted, he only appeared five times in the comics. Bullseye killed somebody by throwing a poodle at them. Doomsday has killed millions of Green Lanterns. The Red Skull used to be a bellhop. The Riddler has a mental illness than renders him incapable of lying. Elektra's name was misspelt upon her debut. The Joker was nearly killed after one issue. Ultron used to be called the Crimson Cowl. Zod was a member of the Suicide Squad. Venom was originally called The Alien Costume. The Penguin is sometimes modelled off Donald Trump.



1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 15,99 MB

Release : 2016-03-03

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 132658524X

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The writers of Captain America were originally criticized for being too harsh on Nazis. Batgirl was created to make Batman "less gay." Of the top ten greatest Marvel comics, five of them are X-Men stories. Shazam was originally more popular than Superman. Black Panther loves Game of Thrones. Wolverine was a Canadian secret agent. His first mission was to kill the Hulk. Keanu Reeves nearly played Plastic Man. The Punisher defeated the Hulk in three seconds. Aquaman's series was the first DC comic to be cancelled. Deadpool believes he is "the Canadian James Bond." Wonder Woman was nearly called Superma. Ant-Man merged with Ultron. Green Arrow has a tuning fork arrow. Hulk originally turned grey, not green. Green Lantern's original weakness was wood. Spider-Man's origin story is based on the Greek myth of Arachne. Superman was originally a bald, telekinetic villain.



1000 Facts about Animals Vol. 2

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 30,58 MB

Release : 2016-09-09

Category : Pets

ISBN : 1326785087

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The Pyrenean Ibex goat is the only animal to go extinct... twice. Although aardvarks look small, they are slightly smaller than a human. Badgers used to be called "brocks." Milk is more poisonous to a cat than seawater. Dogs don't like being hugged. William Shakespeare invented the word "alligator." Some ants never sleep. Meerkats kill their own kind more than any other animal. The honey badger is the world's most ferocious animal. Tanzania has more lions than any other country. Giraffes can't yawn. You can tell a horse's age by observing its teeth. Orangutans make umbrellas out of leaves. The Western world didn't know pandas existed until 1869. If a scorpion gets drunk, it can sting itself to death. It's nearly impossible to tell the difference between a koala's fingerprints and a human's. Jellyfish can live for over 10,000 years. The Peregrine Falcon can punch its prey while moving at 230mph. This strike is called "The Falcon Punch."