{"product_id":"under-ten-million-anythings-possible-indie-horror-fantasy-and-sci-fi-movies-the-very-good-the-very-bad-and-the-very-very-ugly-paperback","title":"Under Ten Million? Anything's Possible!: Indie Horror, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi Movies The Very Good, the Very Bad and the Very, Very Ugly! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eA. Susan Svehla\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe indie horror\/fantasy\/sci-fi scene has waned slightly since peaking around 2016\/2017 ), the accent now firmly on \"mockbusters\" or disaster movies to the extent that everything else (horror and sci-fi) has been shunted into the sidelines. By indie, I refer to those films made by Asylum (The Global Asylum), Full Moon, Cinetel Films, Castel Films Romania, Nu Image and a host of other names unfamiliar to the average fan. Low-budget features can be produced by the big boys; some hit the jackpot, others fall by the wayside, but at least they're being made. These days, with up to (and over) $200 million being splashed out on the likes of \u003cem\u003eKong: Skull Island\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJurassic World: Fallen\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eKingdom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTransformers: The Last Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePacific Rim\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Godzilla: King of the Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e and all those superhero escapades, 10 million can feel like small change, so it's that figure that I've kept to as the ceiling to the movies contained within this volume; the majority of films described in the following pages fall far, far short of that figure. Independent film companies exist in a totally different kind of cinematic universe, quite happy to appeal to its niche audience, providing them (via DVD, TV, streaming, film conventions, FrightFests or a \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e limited and selected cinema release) with a never-ending supply of cut-price goodies and bypassing the masses, most of who are completely unaware of their existence. Cameron's \u003cem\u003eAvatar\u003c\/em\u003e? Yeah, great movie. Jim Wynorski's \u003cem\u003eShockwave\u003c\/em\u003e? Who? What? \u003cem\u003eBattle Los Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e? Loved it. \u003cem\u003eBattle of Los Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e? Eh? Thought there was only \u003cem\u003eBattle Los Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe 7 Adventures of Sinbad\u003c\/em\u003e? Sorry -surely you mean \u003cem\u003eThe 7th Voyage of Sinbad\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eMega Piranha\u003c\/em\u003e? Well, I've heard of \u003cem\u003ePiranha\u003c\/em\u003e but \u003cem\u003eMega Piranha\u003c\/em\u003e? \u003cem\u003eJurassic City\u003c\/em\u003e? Are you referring to \u003cem\u003eJurassic World\u003c\/em\u003e? For those of us weary of the pretentious, who have become blasé to the over-hyped and indifferent to the bloated, are put off by the constant trumpeting surrounding the latest innovations in the field of special effects (and some turn out to be not all \u003cem\u003ethat \u003c\/em\u003especial), or have tired of the parade of self-gratulatory A-listers, products like \u003cem\u003eHydra\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Ice Twisters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvil Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLake Mungo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDark Circles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMay\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dinosaur Project\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDr. Moreau's House of Pain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHowl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOgre\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBigfoot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAutumn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReptisaurus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDark Angel: The Ascent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAge of Dinosaurs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFlight 7500\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Reef\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlien Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Blackout\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e2-Headed Shark Attack\u003c\/em\u003e are like a breath of fresh cinematic air. These features hark back in many ways to the innocence, zeal and creativeness displayed in the fantasy output of the '50s and '60s, the genre's golden decades. Disaster, end-of-world, outer space, aliens, vampires, werewolves, zombies, teen horror, Frankenstein, serial killer, slasher\/splatter, torture-porn, psychological drama, medical horror, other worlds, ghosts, mad doctors, the supernatural, asylums, haunted houses, dinosaurs, mutated insects, lost\/found footage, weather formations, giant reptiles and mega sharks---you name it, it's probably been covered by an indie outfit somewhere; there's something to cater to everyone's tastes, a tasty diet of enriching, altogether more \u003cem\u003edivergent\u003c\/em\u003e, fodder which otherwise would never have been made or seen the light of day. After all, would \u003cem\u003eany\u003c\/em\u003e of the big motion picture companies take the financial risk of tackling something as unconventional as \u003cem\u003eThe Human Centipede (First Sequence\u003c\/em\u003e) and its two disgusting sequels? I think not. And as for \u003cem\u003eNude Nuns with Big Guns \u003c\/em\u003e...! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780499308832,"sku":"9781644301371","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b96fe039300893934957378b6b153254.webp?v=1780529712","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/under-ten-million-anythings-possible-indie-horror-fantasy-and-sci-fi-movies-the-very-good-the-very-bad-and-the-very-very-ugly-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}