Siodmak, Curt. Donovan's Brain. First Tandem Edition. London, Tandem, 1972. 11 x 18 cm. 191 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Donovan's Brain Paperback Curt Siodmak

Siodmak, Curt

TANDEM Books

1st edition Pinnacle 1974 paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

The third ear

Pinnacle Books

German-born Curt Siodmak is perhaps best known for his cult classic sci-fi and horror movies, such as The Wolf Man and Son of Dracula. This outstanding writer, one of the founding members of the Writers Guild of America, has also written 26 novels, in English and his native language. Among these, Donovan's Brain was hailed by Stephen King as a unique work that surpassed even the originality of Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Not only was it filmed four times, but Orson Welles adapted it into a radio presentation. A gifted writer, screenwriter, and director, Siodmak recently received the Commander's Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In his autobiography, he recalls being forced to emigrate to the United States in the 1930s as the Nazis took power in Germany. As a Jewish immigrant, Siodmak's experience of adjusting to his new home amid the turmoil of World War II powerfully affected his perception of freedom and of human dynamics. Wolf Man's Maker describes how this writer, through the genres of sci-fi and horror, created stories which reflected this historical perspective and his search for a truth which affects all of his viewers.

Wolf Man's Maker

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Scarecrow Press

Disfigured in a tragic explosion, biochemist Dr. Patrick Corey selects the body of a brain-dead but physically flawless young man to use as his own, unaware that Gabriel's body has a mind of its own. Original.

Gabriel's Body (Leisure Suspense)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Leisure Books

An ambitious doctor experiments on, and becomes controlled by, the brain of a dead millionaire in "Donovan's Brain," and in "Hauser's Memory," a doctor unwittingly absorbs the memory of a dying scientist into his own brain. Reprint.

Donovan's Brain/Hauser's Memory/2 Complete Novels in 1: & Hauser's Memory

Curt Siodmak was a writer who was always ahead of his time. Today there are many writers who are comfortable in both print and film; there is also frequent overlap between science fiction and horror. But Siodmak was doing all this -- and doing it well -- before anyone else.He helped bring real science fiction to the movies (The Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars) and television (with scripts for Men into Space and Science Fiction Theatre). But his greatest fame as a scriptwriter was in the field of horror, with his creation of the character forever linked with Lon Chaney, Jr., The Wolf Man.How appropriate that his greatest novel should be the basis of three legitimate film versions and endless variations in other movies and television shows. Donovan's Brain is one of the most influential novels of our times.Dr. Patrick Cory is a scientist who, unable to save the life of W.H. Donovan after a plane crash, keeps his brain alive through an illegal experiment.The story provid

Donovan's Brain

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Carroll & Graf Pub.

Murphy,Michael

Listen for Pleasure Ltd

Larry Talbot tries to find a way to remove the curse of the werewolf by learning the secrets of Dr. Frankenstein's diary

Frankenstein Meets Wolfman: Adapted from the Screenplay "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" by Curt Siodman (Monsters Series)

Thorne, Ian

Schroeder, Howard

Children's Books

Crestwood House

Curt Siodmak was a writer who was always ahead of his time. Today there are many writers who are comfortable in both print and film; there is also frequent overlap between science fiction and horror. But Siodmak was doing all this -- and doing it well -- before anyone else.
He helped bring real science fiction to the movies (The Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars) and television (with scripts for Men into Space and Science Fiction Theatre). But his greatest fame as a scriptwriter was in the field of horror, with his creation of the character forever linked with Lon Chaney, Jr., The Wolf Man.
How appropriate that his greatest novel should be the basis of three legitimate film versions and endless variations in other movies and television shows. Donovan's Brain is one of the most influential novels of our times.
Dr. Patrick Cory is a scientist who, unable to save the life of W.H. Donovan after a plane crash, keeps his brain alive through an illegal experiment.
The story provides an examination of human evil that is impossible to forget. W.H. Donovan is much more than one of the world's richest men. He is a megalomaniac even before Cory keeps his brain alive in the tank. Once freed of the distractions of the flesh, the will to power is all that drives the brain. It is able to communicate with Dr. Cory through telepathy, but that is only the beginning. Soon it begins to take over the scientist who keeps it alive. Possessed by the mind of Donovan, Cory finds himself helpless to fight the plans of the tycoon. Cory remains aware as he follows orders, becoming more and more like Donovan. His wife is helpless, his assistant is helpless, to stop Donovan's Brain!
A word of warning:Don't start reading this novel unless you have the time to finish it in one sitting! This is a true page turner.

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Donovan's Brain Paperback Curt Siodmak

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