Screen LibraryHorror cinema /
Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the spe...
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Taschen,
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| Publisher Address: | Köln : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Revised and expanded edition. |
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Bibliotheca universalis
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| Summary: |
Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century. Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of horror's favorite figures and themes, whether the sci-fi dystopia, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historic |
| Item Description: | The ideal volume for every movie buff's bookshelf. |
| Carrier Form: | 633 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 630-631). |
| ISBN: |
9783836561853 3836561859 |
| CLC: | J905.1 |
| Call Number: | J905.1/P413/rev. ed. |