'Our only current writer who can induce such terror as the Grimm brothers did, and some of the Grimm characters are among the ingredients in this hellbrew of the return of the Black Death.' - "Times Literary Supplement"
'A splendid example of a gripping narrative that also connects to a real intelligence . . . has an] original vitality.' - David Hare, "Spectator"
'A violently exciting modern suspense story.' - "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
'Best of recent intrigue-thrillers' - Anthony Boucher, "New York Times"
When nine-year-old Billy Fenwick goes missing on a train journey...

This collection, representing the work of scholars from a range of theoretical frameworks and disciplines, examines aspects of the preoccupation with children and childhood in Steven Spielberg's films. It includes essays on such films as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun, Hook, Jurassic Park, and more.