The BFI Companion to Horror: The British Film Institute
of British Film Institute
Description
Focusing primarily on cinema, but encompassing literature, television, radio, popular music, history and folklore The Companion provides a secret history of the horror genre from its pre-cinema beginnings in the 18th century gothic novel and the Victorian ghost story through a hundred years of film, spotlighting the great artists like Boris Karloff and Edgar Allan Poe as well as humble toilers like Edward D Wood and John Carradine.In addition to entries on actors, directors, writers and technicians and entries on horror-themed films and television series, the book provides insightful essays on classic horror characters like Frankenstein and Dracula, on recurrent situations like Decapitation and Body-Snatching, even on often-horrific portions of the body like Eyes and Brains.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352 pages
- Publisher Cassell
- Publication Date April 1st 1997
- First Publication 11/06/97
- Language English
- ISBN 9780304332168
- Edition Not informed
- Category Non-Fiction
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