American Gothic : Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0995519137
ISBN-13
9780995519138
Publisher
Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd)
Imprint
Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd)
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 3rd, 2017
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
1,336 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 19.10 x 3.50 cms
Product Classification:
Film: styles & genres
Ksh 5,700.00
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A landmark study of the Hollywood horror film from its 19th-century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a genre star. This 60-year period encompasses the shadowy nightmares of the silent era, the breakthrough hits in the early days of talkies, the thoughtful chillers of the 1940s and the post-war boom in lurid science-fiction.
In the long-awaited American Gothic Jonathan Rigby tells
the story of the Hollywood horror lm from its 19th century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a horror star in films like House of Wax and The Fly. This 60-year period encompasses the shadowy nightmares of the silent era, the breakthrough hits produced by Universal, Warner Bros and M-G-M in the early days of talkies, the thoughtful RKO chillers of the 1940s, and the post-war boom in lurid science- fiction shockers. Out of print for more than ten years, American Gothic has been extensively revised and expanded, and is now available in hardback for the first time.
the story of the Hollywood horror lm from its 19th century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a horror star in films like House of Wax and The Fly. This 60-year period encompasses the shadowy nightmares of the silent era, the breakthrough hits produced by Universal, Warner Bros and M-G-M in the early days of talkies, the thoughtful RKO chillers of the 1940s, and the post-war boom in lurid science- fiction shockers. Out of print for more than ten years, American Gothic has been extensively revised and expanded, and is now available in hardback for the first time.
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