{"product_id":"the-writing-dead-talking-terror-with-tvs-top-horror-writers-paperback","title":"The Writing Dead: Talking Terror with Tv's Top Horror Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Fahy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing Dead\u003c\/i\u003e features original interviews with the writers of today's most frightening and fascinating shows. They include some of television's biggest names--Carlton Cuse (\u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBates Motel\u003c\/i\u003e), Bryan Fuller (\u003ci\u003eHannibal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWonderfalls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePushing Daisies\u003c\/i\u003e), David Greenwalt (\u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrimm\u003c\/i\u003e), Gale Anne Hurd (\u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Terminator\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Abyss\u003c\/i\u003e), Jane Espenson (\u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/i\u003e), Brian McGreevy (\u003ci\u003eHemlock Grove\u003c\/i\u003e), Alexander Woo (\u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e), James Wong (\u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMillennium\u003c\/i\u003e, American Horror Story, and \u003ci\u003eFinal Destination\u003c\/i\u003e), Frank Spotnitz (\u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMillennium\u003c\/i\u003e), Richard Hatem (\u003ci\u003eSupernatural\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mothman Prophecies\u003c\/i\u003e), Scott Buck (\u003ci\u003eDexter\u003c\/i\u003e), Anna Fricke (\u003ci\u003eBeing Human\u003c\/i\u003e), and Jim Dunn (\u003ci\u003eHaven\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Dead\u003c\/i\u003e features thought-provoking, never-before-published interviews with these top writers and gives the creators an opportunity to delve more deeply into the subject of television horror than anything found online. In addition to revealing behind-the-scene glimpses, these writers discuss favorite characters and storylines and talk about what they find most frightening. They offer insights into the writing process reflecting on the scary works that influenced their careers. And they reveal their own personal fascinations with the genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The thirteen interviews in \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Dead\u003c\/i\u003e also mirror the changing landscape of horror on TV--from the shows produced by major networks and cable channels to shows made exclusively for online streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Studios. \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Dead\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to numerous fans of these shows, to horror fans, to aspiring writers and filmmakers, and to anyone who wants to learn more about why we like being scared.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Fahy\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English and director of American studies at Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus. He is author of \u003ci\u003eStaging Modern American Life: Popular Culture in the Experimental Theatre of Millay, Cummings, and Dos Passos\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eConsidering Alan Ball: Essays on Death, Sexuality, and the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724964663359,"sku":"9781496813251","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4b072c690f94fe7e9ccf99645ac3f4c5.webp?v=1765104591","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-writing-dead-talking-terror-with-tvs-top-horror-writers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}