- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (15 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415230039
- ISBN-13: 978-0415230032
- Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm
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'Featuring contributions from such genre stalwarts as Kim Newman, Mark Kermode and Peter Hutchings, the book contains enough intriguing insights to keep even jaded devotees flicking through its pages.' - Film Review
'A very good reference point for anyone interested in the British horror film through the generations.' - Journal of European Area Studies
'A very good reference point for anyone interested in the British horror film through the generations.' - Journal of European Area Studies
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British Horror Cinema investigates a wealth of horror filmmaking in Britain, from early chillers like The Ghoul and Dark Eyes of London to acknowledged classics such as Peeping Tom and The Wicker Man.
Contributors explore the contexts in which British horror films have been censored and classified, judged by their critics and consumed by their fans. Uncovering neglected modern classics like Deathline, and addressing issues such as the representation of family and women, they consider the Britishness of British horror and examine sub-genres such as the psycho-thriller and witchcraftmovies, the work of the Amicus studio, and key filmmakers including Peter Walker.
Chapters include:
- the 'Psycho Thriller'
- the British censors and horror cinema
- femininity and horror film fandom
- witchcraft and the occult in British horror
- Horrific films and 1930s British Cinema
- Peter Walker and Gothic revisionism.
Also featuring a comprehensive filmography and interviews with key directors Clive Barker and Doug Bradley, this is one resource film studies students should not be without.
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It is now nearly thirty years since David Pirie published his seminal A Heritage of Horror, and far too many since it was last in print. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
It is now nearly thirty years since David Pirie published his seminal A Heritage of Horror, and far too many since it was last in print. Read the first page
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