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DEATH LINES - LAUREN BARNETT KARTONIERT (TB)

The first walking guide to London’s role in the evolution of horror cinema  inspired by the
city’s dark histories and labyrinthine architectures. Death Lines is the first walking guide to
London’s role in the evolution of horror cinema  inspired by the city’s dark histories 
labyrinthine architectures  atmospheric streetscapes  and uncanny denizens. Its eight walks
lead you on a series of richly researched yet undeniably chilling tours through Chelsea 
Notting Hill  Westminster  Bloomsbury  Covent Garden  and the East End  along the haunted banks
of the river Thames  and down into the depths of the London Underground railway. Each tour
weaves together London’s stories and takes the reader to magnificent  eerie  and sometimes
disconcertingly ordinary corners of the city  unearthing the literature  legends  and history
behind classics like Peeping Tom and An American Werewolf in London  and lesser-known works
such as mind-control melodrama The Sorcerers  Gorgo  Britain’s answer to Godzilla  tube terror
Death Line  and Bela Lugosi's mesmeric vehicle The Dark Eyes of London. Tinged with humor 
social critique  and more than a few scares  Death Lines delights in revealing the hidden and
often surprising relationship between the city and the dark cinematic visions it has evoked.
Whether read on the streets or from the comfort of the grave  Death Lines is a treat for all
cinephiles  horror fans  and lovers of London lore.

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