Grant, Barry Keith
100 American Horror Films (BFI Screen Guides)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781839021466
- author:
- Grant, Barry Keith
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 20.9 x 1.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Film & Video,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
100 American Horror Films presents a comprehensive survey of one of America's longest-standing and most diverse genres. From D.W. Griffith's 1915 film, The Avenging Conscience, to contemporary productions like Jordan Peele's Get Out, this book explores the rich history of horror cinema.
The author provides an introduction that sets the context for the films addressed in the individual entries, discussing the specific relations between American culture and horror. Each entry considers what makes a film a horror movie, its place within the genre's history, and its relevance to American culture and history.
With 100 films selected from every decade of American filmmaking, this book covers a broad range of subgenres, including psychological thrillers, monster terror, gothic horror, home invasion, torture porn, and parody. It also explores the different types of horror monsters that have appeared on screen, such as werewolves, vampires, zombies, mummies, mutants, ghosts, and serial killers.
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