The pleasure and pain of cult horror films : an historical survey

• Tác giả: Bartłomiej Paszylk
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0786436958
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 808.823 Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
• Thông tin xuất bản: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., 2009.
• Mô tả vật lý: vii, 236 p. : , ill. ; , 27 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Văn học
• ID: 87864
• Chủ đề: 1. Horror films--History and criticism

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index.

Tóm tắt

"Beginning with The Phantom Carriage, in 1921, this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades, closing with Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, in 2005. The features that define a cult film, cult trends, recurring symbols and changing iconography within the genre are explored through analysis of 88 movies"--Provided by publisher.