Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Life is Fraught with Peril Chapter 2 Mediatation on Violence Chapter 3 A Glitter of Putrescence Chapter 4 Cracking Up Chapter 5 Remember, Remember: It's Not Blood, It's Red (Frame-Work) Chapter 6 Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon Chapter 7 Time's Covetousness Notes Filmography Index of Films Cited.