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Monsters Within: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who 2008

by Stephen James Walker

Monsters Within is a comprehensive episode guide to Series Four of the new Doctor Who. following the ongoing adventures of the Doctor (David Tennant) as he travels through space and time accompanied by his new companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and rejoined by old friends including Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen).

The full build-up and background are revealed, from the aftermath of Series Three and the apparent death of the Master (John Simm) right up to date, detailing all the major news stories, press releases, casting announcements and critical response.

The spotlight is then focused on each of the 13 episodes in turn, plus the Christmas Special 'Voyage of the Damned', with in-depth coverage, including all the facts and figures, behind-the-scenes details, press and fan reaction and detailed and insightful analysis.

The perfect way to relive the Time Lord's encounters with the cute Adipose, the fiery Pyroviles, the terrifying Ood, the warlike Sontarans, famed crime novelist Agatha Christie - and even 'The Doctor's Daughter' - plus the Earth-shattering series finale with the Daleks.

Monsters Within is an essential read for all fans of the show, and continues Telos's unrivalled coverage of Doctor Who.

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300pp approx. A5 paperback book. Contains an 8 page colour photographic section. Also available as a signed (by Walker) and numbered, limited hardback edition.
ISBN 978-1-84583-027-4 (pb) £12.99 UK
ISBN 978-1-84583-028-1 (hb) £30.00 UK

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Silver Scream Vol 1: 40 Classic Horror Films 1920-1941

by Steven Warren Hill

From somnambulist kidnappers stalking the streets of an expressionist nightmare to an ambulatory alien vegetable terrorising the crew of a futuristic spaceship, fantasy and horror film has explored every facet of human (and not so human) nature. From the earliest days of cinema, visions of blood-thirsty vampires, musty mummies, fanged wolf men, invisible men, insane phantoms and bolt-necked patchwork monstrosities have stalked, stomped, crept and lurched their way across popular consciousness.

In these books we journey back to the very start, when the silver screen was silent and the horrors were presented in flickering black and white. We explore the development of eighty key films, with detailed analysis and biographies of all those involved in their creation from the writers and directors through the composers, cast and technical crew.

Revisit the days when the names of Lugosi, Karloff, Lorre and Chaney ruled the cinemas, and when the myths and legends of iconic monsters were created and developed. Come with us back to the time of the Silver Scream...

Contents - Vol. 1: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, The Phantom of the Opera, Faust, The Cat and the Canary, Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Freaks, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Vampyr, Doctor X, White Zombie, The Old Dark House, The Mummy, Island of Lost Souls, The Vampire Bat, Mystery of the Wax Museum, Murders in the Zoo, The Ghoul, The Invisible Man, The Black Cat, Mark of the Vampire, Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolf of London, Mad Love, The Black Room, The Raven, The Invisible Ray, The Walking Dead, Dracula's Daughter, The Devil-Doll, Son of Frankenstein, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Invisible Man Returns, Dr Cyclops, Black Friday, The Mummy's Hand, The Devil Bat and The Monster and the Girl.

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300pp approx. A5 paperback original. Illustrated with many black and white photographs.
ISBN 978-1-84583-026-7 (pb)

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Silver Scream Vol 2: 40 Classic Horror Films 1941-1951

by Steven Warren Hill

From somnambulist kidnappers stalking the streets of an expressionist nightmare to an ambulatory alien vegetable terrorising the crew of a futuristic spaceship, fantasy and horror film has explored every facet of human (and not so human) nature. From the earliest days of cinema, visions of blood-thirsty vampires, musty mummies, fanged wolf men, invisible men, insane phantoms and bolt-necked patchwork monstrosities have stalked, stomped, crept and lurched their way across popular consciousness.

In these books we journey back to the very start, when the silver screen was silent and the horrors were presented in flickering black and white. We explore the development of eighty key films, with detailed analysis and biographies of all those involved in their creation from the writers and directors through the composers, cast and technical crew.

Revisit the days when the names of Lugosi, Karloff, Lorre and Chaney ruled the cinemas, and when the myths and legends of iconic monsters were created and developed. Come with us back to the time of the Silver Scream...

Contents - Vol. 2: Man Made Monster, The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Mummy's Tomb, The Undying Monster, Cat People, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, I Walked With A Zombie, The Leopard Man, Captive Wild Woman, The Seventh Victim, Phantom of the Opera, Son of Dracula, The Return of the Vampire, The Mad Ghoul, The Ghost Ship, The Curse of the Cat People, Weird Woman, The Monster Maker, The Invisible Man's Revenge, Jungle Woman, The Mummy's Ghost, House of Frankenstein, The Mummy's Curse, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Body Snatcher, The Jungle Captive, Dead of Night, Isle of the Dead, House of Dracula, Woman Who Came Back, Strangler of the Swamp, The Flying Serpent, House of Horrors, Bedlam, Black Narcissus, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Apache Drums and The Thing From Another World.

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300pp approx. A5 paperback original. Illustrated with many black and white photographs.
ISBN 978-1-84583-029-8 (pb)

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It Lives Again! Horror Movies in the New Millennium

by Axelle Carolyn

A comprehensive analysis and overview of the state of horror cinema at the start of the 21st Century.

Axelle Carolyn discusses and dissects films from the Asian remake trend of The Ring and The Grudge to the so-called torture porn of the Saw and Hostel series, taking in independents and foreign productions as well as the blockbusters.

Fully illustrated in full colour, It Lives Again! is your definitive guide to modern cinematic horror.

Foreword by Neil Marshall and Introduction by Mick Garris.

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200pp approx. hardback original. Illustrated in full colour throughout.
ISBN 978-1-84583-020-5 (hb)

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A Family at War: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Till Death Us Do Part

by Mark Ward

Look ... Look ... Listen! You might learn somefink. This is the story of Till Death Us Do Part, the most controversial, most influential sitcom ever made for television. It is the story of a family at war - with each other, with the world, with religion, with royalty, with politics, with the BBC, with everything.

Whilst battles were spectacularly fought on screen, the campaigns and skirmishes continued behind the scenes, the conflicts just as explosive, just as vitriolic. In ten years, the Garnetts assailed the boundaries of taste, battered the limits of respectability, and laid waste the bits in between. It is the story of 1436 "bloodies", 79 "silly moos", three continents, two threatened prosecutions for blasphemy and a dog called Pickles.

There's an abundance of arguments, attitude, aggression and alcohol. There's lots of language, litigation and late scripts. There's plenty of anecdotes of life imitating art imitating life, leading to the ridiculous idea of the "randy Scouse git" becoming our former PM's father-in-law. Yes, this book has the bloody lot.

"Dirty, blasphemous and full of bad language" Mary Whitehouse

"Quite the worst programme I have seen during family viewing time" Mary Whitehouse

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350pp approx. A5 paperback.
ISBN 978-1-84583-031-1 (pb)

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Taboo Breakers: 18 Independent Films That Courted Controversy and Created a Legend

by Calum Waddell

Taboo breakers. Films that pushed boundaries, overstepped the line or simply went all out to shock. Whether through their advertising or their content these are the movies that used shock tactics to sell tickets.

Film critic and journalist Calum Waddell subjects 18 films to analysis and puts them into historical perspective, whilst discussing the films and their impact with those involved in their production. All of these movies, some good, some bad and some very, very bad indeed, carried with them a certain marketing savvy and air of controversy which ensures that they will stay in the mind long after the screen goes blank.

Films covered are: Blood Feast, Night of the Living Dead, Behind the Green Door, Fritz the Cat, Tenderness of Wolves, Coffy, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, Candy Tangerine Man, Halloween, Cannibal Holocaust, Maniac, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, The Plague Dogs, Evil Dead, House of 1000 Corpses, Oldboy and Hostel.

Featuring exclusive interviews with Herschell Gordon Lewis, David Friedman, Connie Mason, George Romero, Judith O'Dea, Marilyn Chambers, Ralph Bakshi, Ulli Lommel, Jack Hill, Sid Haig, Ed Neil, Kim Henkel, Gunnar Hansen, Jeff Burr, Robert Burns, Don Edmonds, Howard Maurer, Dyanne Thorne, Matt Cimber, John Carpenter, P J Soles, Irwin Yablans, Ruggero Deotato, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Robert Kerman, William Lustig, Romano Scavolini, Baird Stafford, Martin Rosen, Tom Sullivan, Ellen Sandweiss, Rob Zombie, Bill Moseley, Park Chan-Wook, Eli Roth and Scott Spiegel.

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250pp approx. A5 paperback.
ISBN 978-1-84583-030-4 (pb)

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Something in the Darkness: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Torchwood Series Two

by Stephen James Walker

Torchwood. Protecting the Earth against alien threats in the 21st Century - the time when everything changes.

A Doctor Who spin-off created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Burn Gorman as Owen Harper, Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones, Torchwood is a high-octane sci-fi thriller, full of adventure, passion, humour and excitement.

The second series saw Torchwood investigating alien sleeper cells; saving a stranded creature from human exploitation; meeting a First World War soldier; and dealing with a memory thief who exposes long-held secrets within the whole team; not to mention encountering charismatic rogue Captain John Hart (played by James Marsters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) and calling on the assistance of former TARDIS traveller Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman).

In Something in the Darkness, noted TV historian Stephen James Walker gives the full low-down on the action, complete with character profiles, cast and production team information, behind-the-scenes details and a comprehensive guide to each of the 13 episodes.

Something in the Darkness is every fan's one-stop guide to the secret world of Torchwood.

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ISBN: 978-1-84583-024-3 p/b

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ISBN: 978-1-84583-025-0 h/b

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Timelink: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Continuity of Doctor Who

by Jon Preddle

An in-depth exploration of the complex continuity of the world's longest running science fiction television programme. Over fifteen years in the making, Timelink offers a different perspective on the history of the Universe as told through the many adventures of the Doctor as revealed in the cult favourite television show Doctor Who, and presents fresh theories and solutions to some of the series's many continuity anomolies and discrepancies.

This is one book that no self-respecting fan of Doctor Who can be without. The book covers both the original series which ran from 1963 to 1989, the one-off Paul McGann TV Movie of 1996, and the 2005 Doctor Who revival helmed by Russell T Davies.

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500pp approx. A5 paperback (pb).
Also available as a signed and numbered, deluxe hardback edition (hb).
ISBN 1-84583-004-0 (pb)
ISBN 1-84583-005-9 (hb)

Third Dimension: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who 2007

by Stephen James Walker

Third Dimension is a comprehensive episode guide to Series Three of the new Doctor Who, following the ongoing adventures of the Doctor (David Tennant) as he travels through space and time accompanied by his new companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and rejoined by his old friend Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman).

The full build-up and background are revealed, from the aftermath of Series Two and the departure of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) right up to date, detailing all the major news stories, press releases, casting announcements and critical response.

The spotlight is then turned on each of the 13 episodes in turn, plus the Christmas special 'The Runaway Bride', with in-depth coverage, including all the facts and figures, behind-the-scenes details, press and fan reaction and detailed and insightful analysis.

The perfect way to relive the Doctor's encounters with the warlike Judoon, famed playwright William Shakespeare, the ancient Face of Boe, the sinister Dr Lazarus, the deadly Plasmavores, the Daleks in New York ... and more!

Third Dimension is an essential read for all fans of the show and continues Telos' unrivalled coverage of Doctor Who.

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300pp approx. A5 paperback. Also available as a signed (by Walker) and numbered, limited hardback edition.
ISBN 978-1-84583-016-8 (pb)
ISBN 978-1-84583-017-5 (hb)

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The Target Book

by David J Howe

From 1973 until 1994, the Target Doctor Who paperbacks were a mainstay of the publishing world. From humble beginnings, they grew into a list running to 156 individual titles and selling over 13 million copies world-wide.

This is the story of Target Books. Noted researcher and historian David J Howe chronicles the origins of the imprint, speaking to all the major players in its development, from editors to art directors, managing directors to artists and authors, and charts the books' critical reception as well as the fortunes and failings of the many publishing houses involved in their production.

Profusely illustrated with all the covers, plus rare and unseen sketches and unused concepts and ideas, The Target Book is the definitive guide to a range of books which shaped the reading habits of a generation.

Introduction by writer Terrance Dicks.

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160pp approx. Large format 22cm x 28cm softcover. Fully illustrated in full colour throughout. Also available as a signed and numbered limited hardback edition with white leather covering and a foiled Target logo on the front.
ISBN 978-1-84583-021-2 (pb)
ISBN 978-1-84583-023-6 (hb)

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Fall Out: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to The Prisoner

by Alan Stevens & Fiona Moore

'The whole Earth ... as the Village.'
'That is my hope. What's yours?'
'I'd like to be the first man on the moon.'

The impact of The Prisoner upon society was explosive, transforming art, storytelling and popular culture like no other television programme before or since. Patrick McGoohan spearheaded the project in his role as an unnamed man, held against his will in a strange isolated Italianate village, tormented by a succession of individuals, each calling themselves Number 2, whose true motivations and intentions towards him remained a constant mystery.

The man, known only as Number 6, attempted escape, was befriended and betrayed, underwent hallucinogenic journeys, and experienced many strange revelations, before the series achieved its cathartic climax.

The Prisoner was ahead of its time, and in this book, Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore take on the task of debriefing the programme and attempting to make sense of the many interpretations and readings which have been placed on it. This is not the book with all the answers but it may help you ask the right questions.

Introduction by film editor and writer Ian Rakoff.

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250pp approx. A5 paperback.
ISBN 978-1-84583-018-2 (pb)

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Talkback: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book: Volume Three: The Eighties

Edited by Stephen James Walker

An comprehensive collection of interviews with the people behind the final decade of the BBC's famous science-fiction adventure series. Stars, production team members, directors, writers and designers, all are featured in this latest addition to Telos's acclaimed range of factual books about Doctor Who.

In this third volume of the Talkback series, Stephen James Walker has assembled an impressive selection of the very best interviews and features relating to the Doctor Who stories of the 1980s. Those quoted include Doctors Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy, companion actors Matthew Waterhouse, Nicola Bryant, Bonnie Langford and Sophie Aldred, producer John Nathan-Turner, script editors Antony Root and Andrew Cartmel, director Alan Wareing, writer Marc Platt, designers Barry Newbery, Malcolm Thornton and Nick Somerville, costume designers Rosalind Ebbutt, Pat Godfrey and Ken Trew, make-up designers Dee Baron and Joan Stribling, title sequence designers Sid Sutton, Gareth Edwards and Oliver Elmes, visual effects designer Malcolm James, and visual effects assistants and contractors Mike Tucker, Susan Moore, Stephen Mansfield and Robert Allsopp.

"A worthy collection unearthing a few rarely-seen treasures" Doctor Who Magazine.

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250pp approx. A5 factual book. Available in standard paperback, or deluxe signed (by Walker) and numbered, limited edition hardback (Note that the hardback will be available approximately a month after the paperback).
ISBN 978-1-84583-014-4 (pb)
ISBN 978-1-84583-015-1 (hb)

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