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Index

Foreword by Dennis Druktenis Introduction

Science in Hollywood

Laboratories in Science Fiction Films 1

The Microscope

A Light History of Microscopes Microscopic Development Types of Microscopes The Films

Son of Frankenstein (1939) House of Dracula (1945) The War of the Worlds (1953) She-Devil (1957) Night of the Blood Beast (1958) Monster on the Campus (1958) Blood of the Vampire (1958) Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) Reptilicus (1961) Mutiny in Outer Space (1965) War of the Gargantuas (1968) The Green Slime (1968) The Creeping Flesh (1973)

Dr. Van Helsing’s Experiment

Browning’s Dracula Medford’s Dracula Summary

Frankenstein 3

The Notebooks of Frankenstein

The Films

Frankenstein (1931) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Son of Frankenstein (1939) Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Summary

The Chalk Notes of Dr. Gustav Niemann

Chalk The Notes Opening Scene Club Med Prison H2O = H2O

The Laboratory of Dr. Septimus Pretorius

Septimus the Man “Visiting My Humble Abode” “My Trifling Experiments” The Seven Homunculi “Grew Them as Nature Does … from Seed” Brain Engineering Neural Development Second View of Pretorius’ Lab Birth of the Bride Tabula Rasa Summary

The Spark of Life

Popular Science Mary Shelley’s Early Education The Creation Electricity Galvanism Anatomy and Physiology Alchemy Body Snatching and the Resurrectionists Volcanic Summer Summary

Boris Karloff

1930s Biomedical Science What is Death? How Death Occurs What Happens to a Body After Death Brain Death Necrosis Resuscitation Reviving the Newly Dead (or the Long Dead) Frankenstein (1931) The Walking Dead (1936) Electrical Stimulation “It’s Alive!” The Laboratory of The Walking Dead Charles A. Lindbergh and the Artificial Heart Blood Clot Amnesia The Frankenbrow and Other Physical Similarities Warner Bros. vs. Universal

Physiology 8

The Hairy Who Are Scary

Hairy Info Structure of Hair Function of Hair Types of Hair Texture Hair Color Hairstyles Hair Loss Hair Restoration The Skinny on Skin Importance of Sweat Glands Excessive Hair Growth Hypotrichosis Lycanthropy The Films

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1932) The Werewolf of London (1935) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Undying Monster (1942) The Ape Man (1943) Captive Wild Woman (1943) The Werewolf (1956) Monster on the Campus (1958) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) The Beast Must Die (1974) Werewolf Woman (1976) The Howling (1981) An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Summary

Drugs in Science Fiction Cinema

Introduction Better Living Through Chemistry Drugs That Medicate Smart Drugs Stimulants Administration of Drugs Drug Addiction Natural Products vs. Synthetic Drugs Placebos Non-drugs Regulating Usage The Films

The Invisible Man (1933): Monocane The Invisible Man Returns (1940): Duocane The Amazing Colossal Man (1957): Sulfa Hydral Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958): Digenerol Unearthly Stranger (1963): Trimorphonite A Clockwork Orange (1971): Moloko Plus The Andromeda Strain (1971): Kalocin Logan’s Run (1976): Muscle Saturn 3 (1980): Blue Dreamers Scanners (1980): Ephemerol The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Bacta Outland (1981): Polydichloric Euthimal Return of the Jedi (1983): Marca Herbs Dune (1984): Melange The Serpent & the Rainbow (1987): Zombinol Robocop 2 (1990): Nuke Screamers (1995): Red Dark Angel a.k.a., I Come in Peace (1997): Blarcy The Matrix (1999): Red Pills or Blue Pills Minority Report (2002): Neuroin

Summary

Hormones, the Scariest of Them All!

Hormone History How Hormones Work Hormonal Signaling Physiological Effects Chemical Classes of Hormones Hormones and Diseases Pineal Gland Pituitary Gland Phytohormones Classes of Plant Hormones Hormones Made Me Do It! Glands and Early Cinema The Films

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1933) The Ape (1940) The Mad Monster (1942) Dr. Renault’s Secret (1942) The Corpse Vanishes (1942) The Ape Man (1943) Captive Wild Woman (1943) The Monster Maker (1944) Mesa of Lost Women (1953) The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) The Beginning of The End (1957) She-Devil (1957) The Alligator People (1959) The Giant Gila Monster (1959) The Leech Woman (1959) Atom Age Vampire (1963) Corruption (1968)

Conclusions Summary

Invasion of the Microbes

Microbe Size Microbe Habitats and Ecology Types of Microbes Bacteria Pathogenic Bacteria Viruses Pathogenic Viruses Parasites Fungus Microbe Fun Fact: No Man Is an Island Gut Microbiome Other Uses of Microbes Diseases Caused by Microbes Viral and Microbial Infections Infectious Disease Plague Chain of Events Signs and Symptoms Treatment and Prevention of Microbial Infection Transmission Colonization The Films

Son of Frankenstein (1939) House of Dracula (1945) The War of the Worlds (1953) Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) The Angry Red Planet (1959) The Last Man on Earth (1964) Flesh Eaters (1964) Outbreak (1995)

Summary

Surgery 12

Brains, Craniums, and Heads, Oh My!

Head Trauma Brain Surgery The Films

Frankenstein (1931) Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) House of Frankenstein (1944)

Human Brains into Apes

The Monster and the Girl (1940) The Colossus of New York (1958)

Head Transplants

Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958) The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant (1971)

Keeping a Disembodied Head Alive The Films

The Man Without a Body (1957) The Head (1959) The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) Madmen of Mandoras a.k.a., They Saved Hitler’s Brain (1963) Donovan’s Brain (1953) The Brain (1962) The Man with Two Brains (1983)

Summary

Genetics and DNA 13

The Legacy of Doctor Moreau

Population Biology 14

Foods of the Gods

Conservation Biology Population Biology How Does a Cell Know Its Size? Resources for All The Science of Shrinkology

The Devil Doll (1936)

Making Animals Larger

Tarantula (1955)

Making Larger Food

The Beginning of the End (1957)

Lower Metabolism and Increase Life Span

The Killer Shrews (1959)

Recycling Food Stuffs

Soylent Green (1973)

Making Everything Big

Food of the Gods (1976)

Summary

Radiation Biology 15

Amazing Colossal Science

Radioactive Rant Fission vs. Fusion Radiation Biology Health Issues Dermatology or the Skinny on Skin Body Fluids Radiation Induced Shock Medical Care The Heart of the Matter The Circulatory System in Relation to Growth Food and Water Galvanic Skin Response Sulfa Compounds Pituitary Gland The Science of Shrinkology Give Him the Needle Mental Decline Summary

The Nurse in Science Fiction Films 16

History of Nursing

Florence Nightingale Other Pioneering and Influential Nurses Types of Nurses Nurse Education Adapting to Changing Technology Nurse Responsibilities Work Environment Nurse Fashion Nurse Caps Nurse Jewelry The Films Silent Films

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

1930s

Dracula (1931) The Mummy (1932)

1940s

Black Friday (1940) Man Made Monster (1941) The Strange Case of Dr. Rx (1942) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) The Return of the Vampire (1943) Captive Wild Woman (1943) House of Dracula (1945)

1950s

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1954) The Quatermass X-Periment (1955) X-The Unknown (1956) Not of This Earth (1957) Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)

1960s

The Hypnotic Eye (1960) The Devil’s Hand (1961) The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) X—The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) Gorgon (1964) Gidorah—The Three-Headed Monster (1965) Navy vs. the Night Monster (1966) The Vulture (1967) Scream and Scream Again (1969)

1970s

Blood Mania (1970) Asylum (1972) Werewolf Woman (1976) The Incredible Melting Man (1977) Halloween (1978)

1980s

Friday The 13th (1980) An Americal Werewolf in London (1981) Re-Animator (1985) Lifeforce (1985) The Serpent & the Rainbow (1987) Bride of Re-Animator (1989)

1990s

Misery (1990) Darkman (1990) Outbreak (1995)

Conclusions/Summary

Appendix

The Films

Scary Monsters Article Bibliography General Bibliography List of Names and Terms

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