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ALTUS PRESS RELEASES SECOND OFTHE WILD ADVENTURES OF DOC SAVAGE
HORROR IN GOLD
Following up on last summer’s successful first book in its Wild Adventures of Doc Savage series, Altus Press is excited to offer Horror in Gold. Set in 1936 Manhattan, Horror in Gold opens with an inexplicable wave of human detonations that brings legendary scientist-adventurer Doc Savage into the investigation to confront a strange new type of terrorism.
Written by prolific pulp writer Will Murray, who has won acclaim for his unequalled ten-year tenure ghostwriting Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s Destroyer action-adventure series, The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage is a continuation of the well-received Doc novels Murray wrote for Bantam Books back in the 1990s, along with the late Lester Dent. These new posthumous collaborations will be published under the pen name of Kenneth Robeson. Over a period of 30 years, the Doc Savage series sold over 20 million copies for Bantam Books.
“Horror in Gold is CSI-style Doc Savage story,” says Murray. “Most of the action takes place in and around Doc’s skyscraper headquarters, which we seen in more detail than ever before. With ordinary Gothamites falling victim to the most grisly murder method ever recorded, Doc spends a lot of time in the city morgue and in his super-scientific laboratory assembling the pieces of the puzzle. In between, the action never stops, as Doc and his men race to prevent an escalating tragedy—culminating in an explosive climax around a dormant Alaskan volcano which shouldn’t be rumbling to life, but is!
“This story is based on an unused Doc Savage plot Lester Dent wrote in 1935, but was considered too visceral to be published in the pages of Doc Savage Magazine back then. To live up to its potential, I wrote the most jaw-dropping opening chapter of my 50-novel career. I introduce one of the most vicious supercriminals in pulp history, The Alchemist, and a half-forgotten members of the original Doc Savage cast returns after an absence of almost 80 years.”
The first release in this series, The Desert Demons, had an Amazon ranking of #9,768.
Horror in Gold will be released in multiple formats:
- 6”x9” trade paperbacks which will be available to bookstores and comic shops everywhere, as well as to individuals purchasers through the official Wild Adventures of Doc Savage website.
- e-book formats available for all the most popular e-readers: Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Apple's iBookstore (for the iPad and iPhone).
The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage is being published in tandem with Radioarchives.com’s audiobooks of Will Murray’s original Bantam Books Doc Savage novels of the 1990s. Three have been released so far, most recently The Jade Ogre.
- 6”x9”deluxe hardcovers which will contain an illustrated Afterword detailing the background creation of each novel, as well as bonus articles and biographies by Will Murray and others—available in this edition only. These will also include signed bookplates autographed by Will Murray, award-winning cover artist Joe DeVito, and "Lester Dent" (in facsimile).
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S CLASSIC THRILLER ARRIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN STUNNING HIGH DEFINTION LOADED WITHSPECIAL FEATURES
TO CATCH A THIEF
Blu-ray Debuts March 6, 2012 Boasting More Than 90 Minutes of Bonus Material, Including a Discussion with Hitchcock’s Descendants, a Look at How Censorship Shaped the Film, Expert Commentary and More
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly light up the screen in director Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful and romantic thriller TO CATCH A THIEF, debuting on Blu-ray March 6, 2012 from Paramount Home Entertainment. A delightful classic filled with star power, witty dialogue, breathtaking scenery and plenty of plot twists, TO CATCH A THIEF garnered three Academy Award® nominations and won the Oscar® for Best Cinematography, Color. Starring Cary Grant as John Robie, a reformed cat burglar, and Grace Kelly as an heiress with whom he becomes romantically entangled, the film takes place on the opulent French Riviera as Robie tries to uncover the identity of a jewel thief and prove his own innocence.
The TO CATCH A THIEF Blu-ray features more than 90 minutes of bonus material including “A Night With The Hitchcocks”, in which Alfred Hitchcock’s daughter and granddaughter discuss the prolific director; a look at censorship during the time and its impact on the film; an exploration of the writing and casting; a “making-of”featurette; profiles of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly; a segment on Oscar®-winning costume designer Edith Head; an interactive travelogue; commentary by Hitchcock film historian Dr. Drew Casper; photo galleries; the original theatrical trailer and more.
TO CATCH A THIEF Blu-rayThe TO CATCH A THIEF Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 2.0 Stereo Dolby TrueHD, English Mono Dolby TrueHD, French Mono Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Dolby Digital, Portuguese Mono Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Bonus features are as follows:
o Commentary by Dr. Drew Casper, Hitchcock Film Historian
o A Night with the Hitchcocks
o Unacceptable Under the Code: Film Censorship in America
o Writing and Casting To Catch A Thief
o The Making of To Catch A Thief
o Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly
o Alfred Hitchcock and To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation
o Edith Head: The Paramount Years
o If You Love To Catch A Thief, You’ll Love this Interactive Travelogue
o Theatrical Trailer
o Galleries:
o Movie
o Publicity
o Visitors to the Set
o Production
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