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'Nightmare Movies is thrice welcome. As a guide to the current movements in horror cinema, it is indispensable. As a work of analysis, it is insightful and incisive. And as a book of celebration, written by a man who takes a healthy pleasure in his subject, it is a joy.' Clive Barker 'Nightmare Movies is indeed a cinematic Encyclopedia of Evil!' Robert Bloch 'Nightmare Movies: the widest ranging study of the modern horror film - detailed, incisive, and a great deal of fun - the book that reaches horror films that other books don't reach' Ramsey Campbell
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Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up to date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second part that analyses the last two decades of horror films with all the wit, intelligence and insight for which he is known. Since the publication of the first edition, horror has been on a gradual upswing and has gained a new and stronger hold over the film industry. Newman negotiates his way through a vast back catalogue of horror and charts the on-screen progress of our collective fears and bogeymen, from the low-budget slasher movies of the 1960s, through to the slick releases of the 2000s. Nightmare Movies is an invaluable companion that not only provides a newly updated history of the darker side of film but also acts as a truly entertaining guide with which to explore the less well-trodden paths of horror and rediscover the classics with a newly instructed eye.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is probably the best critical overview of nightmare movies (primarily horror but use of the word 'nightmare' takes it down some unexpected byways) that you're likely to read. It's so extensive that dozens, if not hundreds, of titles get a scant half dozen words about them and as often as not just a mention of the title in a broader look at a subgenre. For major works. however, there may be a couple of thousand words.
If you haven't come across Kim Newman before, he is one of the leading experts on horror movies in the world, not to mention SF, fantasy, and possessing an enviable knowledge of cinema in general. He's also highly knowledgeable in the literary genres of horror, SF, and fantasy, not to mention being an eminent practitioner of them himself. Basically you can't go wrong with any book by this author.
Here he is at his wittiest, most insightful best with half a new book. The first half is basically the previous edition with new (extensive) footnotes in which Newman provides extra information or admits he's changed his mind, and other goodies. As it's thirteen years since it was originally published, Newman has a whole lot more movies to consider but the tone of the second is surprisingly consistent with the first.
If you have a relaxed definition of what constitutes a horror movie, you'll love this book even when you're disagreeing with the author. I did find it sometimes frustrating when he skips casually over movies I've particularly enjoyed but then this is a survey not an encyclopaedia so it would be unfair of me to criticise the book for being something it wasn't intended to be in the first place.
Highly readable and highly recommended.
If you haven't come across Kim Newman before, he is one of the leading experts on horror movies in the world, not to mention SF, fantasy, and possessing an enviable knowledge of cinema in general. He's also highly knowledgeable in the literary genres of horror, SF, and fantasy, not to mention being an eminent practitioner of them himself. Basically you can't go wrong with any book by this author.
Here he is at his wittiest, most insightful best with half a new book. The first half is basically the previous edition with new (extensive) footnotes in which Newman provides extra information or admits he's changed his mind, and other goodies. As it's thirteen years since it was originally published, Newman has a whole lot more movies to consider but the tone of the second is surprisingly consistent with the first.
If you have a relaxed definition of what constitutes a horror movie, you'll love this book even when you're disagreeing with the author. I did find it sometimes frustrating when he skips casually over movies I've particularly enjoyed but then this is a survey not an encyclopaedia so it would be unfair of me to criticise the book for being something it wasn't intended to be in the first place.
Highly readable and highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I love Kim Newman. He was the man who really got me into horror films when I'd pour over every word of his horror reviews in early editions of Empire magazine.
I discovered the second edition of this book in the early 90s and thumbed through it several times, but this fully updated third edition is an absolute MUST for all fans of genre films.
The first half is a reprint of the earlier edition, except with added footnotes where Kim has revisited his earlier work and re-evaluated certain film reviews. The second half is all brand new though, covering pretty much every horror (or 'nightmare' film) released since the late 80s.
Extremely readable, and written with enormous passion, integrity and wit, you simply cannot call yourself a fan of horror films until you've read this book - more than twice!
I discovered the second edition of this book in the early 90s and thumbed through it several times, but this fully updated third edition is an absolute MUST for all fans of genre films.
The first half is a reprint of the earlier edition, except with added footnotes where Kim has revisited his earlier work and re-evaluated certain film reviews. The second half is all brand new though, covering pretty much every horror (or 'nightmare' film) released since the late 80s.
Extremely readable, and written with enormous passion, integrity and wit, you simply cannot call yourself a fan of horror films until you've read this book - more than twice!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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As a huge fan of Horror movies I'm always interested in the history of the genre. This is what Kim has presented in this, the 20th Anniversary print of the original script which has been added to as well as modified over the years. Whilst this isn't a fictional title by any way shape or means as some may think with it having the Kim Newman name on the cover, it is a title that is not only authoritive but one that's been created with a love of the genre. Ideal material for fans of horror as well as anyone studying Film and Media to degree level.
Add to this great subject matter, at the very least one or two chapters that will appeal to any film reader (my personal favourites included: Vampires and Other Stereotypes, Cannibal Zombie Gut Crunchers and Shoot `em in the Head) and when you wrap it up in a talent as huge as Kim's this is a title that many people will love to have on their coffee table for its friendly accessible manner. Great stuff.
Add to this great subject matter, at the very least one or two chapters that will appeal to any film reader (my personal favourites included: Vampires and Other Stereotypes, Cannibal Zombie Gut Crunchers and Shoot `em in the Head) and when you wrap it up in a talent as huge as Kim's this is a title that many people will love to have on their coffee table for its friendly accessible manner. Great stuff.
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Average but ammusing criticism
There's lots of things to dispute in this book, one of the things you can't dispute however is the fun nature of Newman's writing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by The Holy Ferret
Indispensable for horror addicts
Kim Newman knows EVERYTHING about horror movies (or just the whole horror genre in its totality).
He's a walking encyclopedia, storing in his cranium things you and I never... Read more
He's a walking encyclopedia, storing in his cranium things you and I never... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. V. F. R. Niekerk
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