Euro Horror : Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture /

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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 Americ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olney, Ian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Horrorfilm
Rezeption
Motion picture audiences.
Horror films.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
ART > Film & Video.
Cinema > Publics > États-Unis.
Films d'horreur > Europe > Histoire et critique.
Motion picture audiences > United States.
Horror films > Europe > History and criticism.
USA
Europa
United States.
Europe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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, the author 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780253006585

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