Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our
history of horror cinema
. This chilling volume packs
640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals
, and more, curating the very
creepiest screen creations
from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century.
Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of
horror’s favorite figures and themes
, whether the vampire, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror’s manipulation of
archetypal human fears as much as socially and culturally specific anxieties.
A subsequent
Top 50 movies section
brings readers
up close and trembling with 50 horror showpieces
, from black-and-white classics like
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
and
Godzilla
to
Rosemary’s Baby, The Wicker Man, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project,
and much, much more. Throughout, the book’s featured images include
movie posters, set designs, film stills, and on-set shots.