Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files

Name: Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419738036
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By Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff

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Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the iconic TV series. Critics Zack Handlen and Emily Todd VanDerWerff dissect every episode, spanning the original run, the tenth and eleventh seasons, and the two feature films. Featuring exclusive interviews with creators and cast, this companion reveals what made The X-Files a groundbreaking cult phenomenon.
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Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files

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This book is perfect for dedicated fans of The X-Files eager to deepen their understanding, as well as new viewers wanting a detailed guide to the show's mythology and standalone stories.

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The complete critical companion to The X-Files.

In Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files, TV critics Zack Handlen and Emily Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly what made the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed with insightful reviews of every episode—including the tenth and eleventh seasons and both major motion pictures—Monsters of the Week leaves no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained.

This crucial collection includes a foreword by series creator Chris Carter as well as exclusive interviews with some of the show's stars and screenwriters, including Carter, Vince Gilligan, Mitch Pileggi, James Wong, Robert Patrick, Darin Morgan, and more.

Monsters of the Week is the definitive guide to The X-Files—whether you're a lifelong viewer or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419738036

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams Press

Contributors:

Foreword by Chris Carter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 512

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Todd VanDerWerff Zack Handlen

About the Author

Zack Handlen is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears online at The A.V. Club. He is also the author of If You Like Monty Python... He lives in Maine. Todd VanDerWerff is the critic at large for Vox and The A.V. Club's first TV editor. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Salon, and Grantland. He lives in Los Angeles.