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Themes of love, death and the supernatural are mainstays in cinema, and this is the first scholarly work to address movies that explore all three. Twenty-two films are covered in short chapters, from The Mummy through What Dreams May Come, with plot synopses, critical analyses of the relationship of each to major philosophical and literary themes, and explorations of the critical responses.

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"A fast paced, intensely readable romp through the cinematic world where eros and thanatos converge over affairs of the heart... a unique and valuable contribution. Jill Watts, professor of history, California State University San Marcos; the reader is asked to make connections that have never been posed before. I highly praise books that make me think. Douglas Gomery, emeritus professor of media studies, University of Maryland."""

A fast paced, intensely readable romp through the cinematic world where eros and thanatos converge over affairs of the heart... a unique and valuable contribution. Jill Watts, professor of history, California State University San Marcos; the reader is asked to make connections that have never been posed before. I highly praise books that make me think. Douglas Gomery, emeritus professor of media studies, University of Maryland.

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Richard Striner is a professor of history at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He has written on political history, economics, architecture, historic preservation and film.

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