Euro Horror Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture

Name: Euro Horror Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture
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ISBN: 9780253006486

ISBN-10: 0253006481

ISBN-13: 9780253006486

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Ian Olney

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Beginning in the 1950s, "Euro Horror" movies materialized in astonishing numbers from Italy, Spain, and France and popped up in the US at rural drive-ins and urban grindhouse theaters such as those that once dotted New York's Times Square. Gorier, sexier, and stranger than most American horror films of the time, they were embraced by hardcore fans and denounced by critics as the worst kind of cinematic trash. In this volume, Olney explores some of the most popular genres of Euro Horror cinema--including giallo films, named for the yellow covers of Italian pulp fiction, the S&M horror film, and cannibal and zombie films--and develops a theory that explains their renewed appeal to audiences…

Book details

List price: $36.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/7/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English