When a woman and her father become trapped by floodwaters from a hurricane in the crawlspace of their home, they discover yet another dangerous threat as alligators come with the rising water.

Triggered by a series of earthquakes on the West Coast of the United States, a massive tidal wave circles the globe and-in a prolonged and spectacular special effects sequence-wipes out New York City. Sidney Blackmer stars as a man who, separated from his family, must begin to rebuild civilization in the wake of the catastrophe. For decades, DELUGE was a lost film of almost mythical status, until horror/sci-fi archivist Forrest J. Ackerman discovered...

Following a volcanic eruption along the China-North Korea border that leaves the entire Korean peninsula in shambles, seismologists warn that an even greater eruption is forthcoming, one that could devastate the entire region. Enlisting the help of renowned Korean-American scientist Bong-rae, the government scrambles to find a way to stop the impending explosion. Bong-rae's plan calls for the use of nuclear warheads, which are currently held in North...

Multiple dirty bombs are detonated, spreading deadly toxic ash across Los Angeles. The city is under siege and martial law is in effect. Brad and Lexi struggle to survive with little supplies, limited time, and no information.

Over 2,000 passengers and crew are celebrating New Year's Eve aboard the luxury cruise ship 'Poseidon' on the open sea. Without warning, at midnight, a rogue wave hundreds of feet high, slams into the ship and rolls it upside down. Most of the passengers and crew are killed outright, but several hundred remain alive in the ballroom, where the party was being held. Realizing their only hope of rescue lies at the surface of the water, a handful of survivors,...

Follows a family who became victims in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. The father, Fang Daqiang, was crushed dead while trying to rescue his twin children, Fang Deng and Fang Da, who were trapped in the house. Unable to save both kids, the mother, Li Yuanni, is forced to sacrifice Fang Deng for her feeble younger brother Fang Da, a decision that proved agonizing for the entire family. Though left behind as dead, the little girl miraculously survives,...

"From the 1950s through the 1970s, disaster films were among the most popular of any genre. This book is a guide to disaster films of this golden age. Featuring interviews as well as vintage photos, lobby cards, and production stills, The Golden Age of Disaster Films a fascinating look into the genre of disaster cinema"--

As a deadly storm descends upon Earth, officials scramble to pinpoint the cause. Though global warming is the suspect, scientist Faith Clavell realizes that something else is triggering the extreme weather. She must enter the storm itself to stop it.

Thanks to biological warfare, human life on Earth has just about been decimated. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville drives his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. He makes certain that he gets undercover before sundown, when other "inhabitants" emerge. Robert has to fend off attacks by The Family, sinister neopeople spawned by the plague. He becomes a man with a mission after meeting Lisa, another uninfected...