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Horror Films

the pocket essential guide
Michelle Le Blanc
Colin Odell

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ISBN13: 978-1-90304-738-5
extent: 96pp
binding: paperback
price £3.99
pub. date October 2003

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featuring:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Blair Witch Project
Scream 1/2/3
Les Yeux Sans Visage
Rosemary's Baby
Peeping Tom
The Evil Dead
Hellraiser
and more...

A ghostly figure at the window. The smash of glass. The glint of light on the edge of a knife. A row of gnashing teeth, dripping with blood. A flash of lightning. A gut wrenching scream. Horror films have proven to be among the highest grossing yet most maligned films ever made. Dismissed as juvenile and unworthy of attention by critics, what is it that brings people the world over to part with their money time and again for the privilege of being scared?

In the Pocket Essential Horror Films you will find out what makes a successful horror film. There is also a history of the genre from the silent era to the present day including reviews of the landmark films that defined major trends. And there is a closer look at 10 key movers in the field, including Wes Craven, Clive Barker, George A Romero, Dario Argento, Tod Browning and David Cronenberg.

Packed to the gills with scary facts and gruesome goings on, let the Pocket Essential Horror Films be your guide to the dark side of the silver screen. So join us on a journey into terror. Some of you may never return...

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