{"product_id":"monsters-of-the-week-the-complete-critical-companion-to-the-x-files-9781419738036","title":"Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to the X-Files","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete critical companion to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, covering every episode and both films and featuring interviews with screenwriters and stars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTV critics Zack Handlen and Emily Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly what made the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed with insightful reviews of every episode--including the tenth and eleventh seasons and both major motion pictures--\u003ci\u003eMonsters of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e leaves no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes a foreword by series creator Chris Carter as well as exclusive interviews with some of show's stars and screenwriters, including Carter, Vince Gilligan, Mitch Pileggi, James Wong, Robert Patrick, Darin Morgan, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonsters of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive guide to \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e--whether you're a lifelong viewer or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This rich critical companion provides what every \u003ci\u003eX-Files \u003c\/i\u003efan deserves.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite show and Zack and Emily are my favorite reviewers of my favorite show and this is my favorite quote about it.\" --Kumail Nanjiani, writer and star of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sick\u003c\/i\u003e; creator of The X-Files Files podcast \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If Mulder and Scully had access to this terrific book, they would've solved every mystery of \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e in a single season. . . . The truth is in here!\" --Damon Lindelof, co-creator of \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZack Handlen\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears online at \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInverse\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Toast\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eIf You Like Monty Python . . .\u003c\/i\u003e (Limelight, 2011). He lives in Portland, Maine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Todd VanDerWerff\u003c\/b\u003e is the critic-at-large for \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e and the first TV editor of \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrantland\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127626789138,"sku":"9781419738036","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2d40750-a91b-4673-9238-36cfbb5ea0d8.jpg?v=1773739735","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/monsters-of-the-week-the-complete-critical-companion-to-the-x-files-9781419738036","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}