{"product_id":"weirdumentary-ancient-aliens-fallacious-prophecies-and-mysterious-monsters-from-1970s-documentaries-paperback","title":"Weirdumentary: Ancient Aliens, Fallacious Prophecies, and Mysterious Monsters from 1970s Documentaries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary D. Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeirdumentary \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eexamines over 45 movies, positioned as documentaries, that began with \u003ci\u003eChariots of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) and ended with \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Saw Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeirdumentary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efeatures a fun and accessible history of these crazy films, individual entries on all of them, and a plethora of fantastic images. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeirdumentary \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a must for fans of the cinema, of pop culture, of the 1970s, and of UFOlogy, the paranormal, cryptids, and all things weird!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary D. Rhodes, \u003c\/strong\u003ePh.D. (Cherokee) is a filmmaker and film historian. He is the author of over fifteen books on the cinema, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Perils of Moviegoing in America\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of the American Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh UP, 2018). Rhodes' work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other newspapers, magazines, and peer-reviewed journals. His films include L\u003ci\u003eugosi: Hollywood's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and \u003ci\u003eBanned in Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), the latter released by the Criterion Collection. His latest animated film, \u003ci\u003eUlalume\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.9 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44814801010790,"sku":"9781627311571","price":51.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/LYU9xfaKHj9781627311571.webp?v=1771844112","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/weirdumentary-ancient-aliens-fallacious-prophecies-and-mysterious-monsters-from-1970s-documentaries-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}