Description
| Product ID: | 9780995519138 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | American Gothic |
| Subtitle: | Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema |
| Authors: | Author: Jonathan Rigby |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Film: styles and genres, Film: styles & genres, USA, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd) |
| Publisher Name: | Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd) |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-10-03 |
