"A Thousand Deaths" is an 1899 short story by
Jack London
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, 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
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'' magazine. The story was adapted to film in 1939.
Film adaptation
In 1939, a
Hollywood B movie titled ''
Torture Ship
''Torture Ship'' is a 1939 American science fiction horror film directed by Victor Halperin, based on Jack London's 1899 short story " A Thousand Deaths". The film stars Lyle Talbot as a mad scientist who performs experiments regarding "the crim ...
'' was loosely based on "A Thousand Deaths".
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. It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Vȁraždīn, Croatia in 2016.
See also
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Flatliners
''Flatliners'' is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, and Ke ...
''
References
External links
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A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT
1899 short stories
Science fiction short stories
Short stories by Jack London
Short stories adapted into films
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