Weirdumentary: Ancient Aliens, Fallacious Prophecies, and Mysterious Monsters from 1970s Documentaries...

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Gary D Rhodes

Weirdumentary

Ancient Aliens, Fallacious Prophecies, and Mysterious Monsters from 1970s Documentaries

Gary D Rhodes

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Feral House,U.S.
17 April 2025

Conspiracy theories

In the 1970s, an incredibly popular new film genre emerged, one that would later be reborn on television. And yet there has never been a book on the subject...until now.

Weirdumentary examines over 45 movies, positioned as documentaries, that began with Chariots of the Gods (1970) and ended with The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981). Relying on spurious experts, questionable evidence, and low-budget dramatizations, these pseudo-scientific documentaries examined subjects ranging from the Bermuda Triangle to Bigfoot, from the paranormal to speculative histories. And they made millions of dollars from Americans who repeatedly bought tickets to them at movie theaters. Weirdumentaryfeatures a fun and accessible history of these crazy films, individual entries on all of them, and a plethora of fantastic images. Weirdumentary is a must for fans of the cinema, of pop culture, of the 1970s, and of UFOlogy, the paranormal, cryptids, and all things weird!

By: Gary D Rhodes
Imprint: Feral House,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781627311571
ISBN 10: 1627311572
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 17 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gary D. Rhodes,Ph.D. (Cherokee) is a filmmaker and film historian. He is the author of over fifteen books on the cinema, among themThe Perils of Moviegoing in America(Bloomsbury, 2012) andThe Birth of the American Horror Film(Edinburgh UP, 2018). Rhodes' work has appeared in theWashington Post, theHuffington Post, theNew York Daily News, and many other newspapers, magazines, and peer-reviewed journals. His films include Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula(1997) andBanned in Oklahoma(2005), the latter released by the Criterion Collection. His latest animated film,Ulalume(2023) has won seven awards. Having been tenured faculty at The Queen's University (UK) and the University of Central Florida, Rhodes currently serves as Professor of Media at Oklahoma Baptist University.

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Weirdumentary

Ancient Aliens, Fallacious Prophecies, and Mysterious Monsters from 1970s Documentaries

Gary D Rhodes

$62.99

Paperback

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