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An enormously entertaining account of the gifted and eccentric directors who gave us the golden age of modern horror in the 1970s, bringing a new brand of politics and gritty realism to the genre. Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but at the same time as... read more
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People edit
- George Romero: Add a description of this character.
- Wes Craven
- Tobe Hooper
- Dan O'Bannon
- Alfred Hitchcock
- John Carpenter
- Brian De Palma
- William Friedkin
- William Castle
- Rosemary
- Carrie
- Polanski
- Bogdanovich
- Cunningham
- Michael Myers
- Giger
- Shusett
- Steven Spielberg
- Heffner
- Buckley
- Karloff
- Ackerman
- Regan
- Bonnie
- Nancy Allen
- Burns
- Henkel
- Clark
- Harris
- Lewis
- Roger Corman
- Norman Bates
- Manson
- Argento
- Hansen
- Herrmann
- Pinter
- Leatherface
- Roger Ebert
- Ladd
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Chapter One: The Devil's Advocate
Chapter Two: The Problem With Psycho
Chapter Three: Blood Brothers
Chapter Four: Assaulting The Audience
Chapter Five: Shock Or Awe
Chapter Six: The Monster Problem
Chapter Seven: The Dance Of Death
Chapter Eight: He Likes To Watch
Chapter Nine: The Thing In-Between
Chapter Ten: Stomaching It
Chapter Eleven: The Fear Sickness
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Notes
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jason Zinoman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59420-302-2
Page Count: 274
Publisher: Penguin Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59420-302-2
Page Count: 274
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PN1995.9.H6 Z56 2011
- Dewey: 791.43617
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Movie Connections edit
- Psycho (IMDb): Alfred Hitchcock, 1960
- Rosemary's Baby (IMDb): Roman Polanski, 1968
- Night of the Living Dead (IMDb): George A. Romero, 1968
- Targets (IMDb): Peter Bogdanovich, 1968
- The Last House on the Left (IMDb): Wes Craven, 1972
- The Exorcist (IMDb): William Friedkin, 1973
- Dark Star (IMDb): John Carpenter, 1974
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (IMDb): Tobe Hooper, 1974
- Carrie (IMDb): Brian De Palma, 1976
- Halloween (IMDb): John Carpenter, 1978
- Alien (IMDb): Ridley Scott, 1979
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