"A Thousand Deaths" is an 1899 short story by Jack London, his first work to be published. It is about the experimentally induced death and resuscitation/resurrection of the protagonist, by a mad scientist who uses multiple scientific methods for these experiments. It was published in Black Cat magazine.[1] The story was adapted to film in 1939.
| "A Thousand Deaths" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jack London | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Publication date | 1899 |
Film adaptation
editIn 1939, a Hollywood B movie titled Torture Ship was loosely based on "A Thousand Deaths".[2]
In 2014, writer-director Adam Zanzie released a short film adaptation which premiered at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, where it won awards for Best Actor (John Bratkowski) and Best Sound Design.[3] It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Varaždin, Croatia, in 2016.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Black Cat". 1916.
- ^ "Torture Ship". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, US (2014) – IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Accepted movies 2016 – Trash Film Festival 11". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
External links
edit
A Thousand Deaths public domain audiobook at LibriVox- A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT
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