It's alive! : classic horror and sci-fi movie posters from the Kirk Hammett Collection

It's alive! Classic horror and sci-fi movie posters from the Kirk Hammett Collection

Book - 2017

"Kirk Hammett, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Metallica, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. This exhibition features 135 works that provide insight into the evolution of horror and sci-fi films and how they have played upon contemporary societal fears. Hammett acknowledges his poster collection as a source of inspiration for his own musical creativity. The exhibition features film posters as well as collectible electric guitars, monster masks and sculptures."--

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Subjects
Hammett, Kirk > Exhibitions.
Horror films > Exhibitions.
Monster films > Exhibitions.
Fantasy in motion pictures > Exhibitions.
Science fiction films > Exhibitions.
Film posters > Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Genres
Exhibition catalogs
Published
New York : Salem, Massachusetts : Skira Rizzoli 2017.
Language
English
Other Authors
Daniel Finamore, 1961- (editor), Steve Almond (author), Joseph E. LeDoux
Item Description
Catalog for the exhibition held at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts from August 12 through November 26, 2017.
Physical Description
119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimile ; 31 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) index.
ISBN
9780847860982
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  • Fearing: why we enjoy horror movies / Joseph LeDoux
  • My mojo has thirteen eyes! On the horrific beauty of the unconscious unchained / Steve Almond.

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