[PDF] Cult Horror Movies eBook

Author : Bartłomiej Paszylk
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786453273

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The horror genre harbors a number of films too bold or bizarre to succeed with mainstream audiences, but offering unique, startling and often groundbreaking qualities that have won them an enduring following. Beginning with Victor Sjostrom's The Phantom Carriage in 1921, this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades, closing with William Winckler's Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove in 2005. It discusses the features that define a cult film, trends and recurring symbols, and changing iconography within the genre through insightful analysis of 88 movies. Included are works by popular directors who got their start with cult horror films, including Oliver Stone, David Cronenberg and Peter Jackson.

Author : Danny Peary
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 31,81 MB
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0761181709

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The Bride of Frankenstein to House of Wax to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to The Brood—horror is a beloved and multifaceted genre, with no two classics truly alike. And almost all of them—great and not-so-great—inspire the kind of passion that only cult films truly reach. In this collection of 33 essays drawn from his revered Cult Movies series, cult film specialist Danny Peary examines, dissects, defends, and exalts horror films from his unique and engaging perspective. His writing is a cornerstone of the cult film culture that continues to flourish today. New to this ebook series are Danny Peary’s cult movie checklists for each genre. Every horror fan will walk away with newly discovered gems to watch, and a newfound appreciation of his or her favorites.

Author : Welch D. Everman
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 29,64 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780806514253

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The first study of nearly 100 B movies noted for their unique "strangeness" -- Attack of the Fifty-foot Woman, the Killer Shrews, and others.

Author : Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Science fiction films
ISBN : 9780733324956

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Can you tell your Dagobah from your Delos and your Ming from your Morlock? Do you need help understanding 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY? From the classic low-budget Flash Gordon tales to the slick CGI-realised world of THE MATRIX, science-fiction films have long pushed the boundaries of the visually and dramatically fantastic. 101 SCI-FI MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE is your perfect one-stop guide to them all. Science fiction allows every other movie genre to leap - quite literally - into another dimension. Take a classic police chase and set it on Mars. Create a haunted house story, then add the robots. Take the classic boy-meets-girl story, then make them mutants. Great sci-fi movies turn the known world onto its head, play with the laws of physics and all the while hold the viewer spellbound with a gripping vision of future worlds. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 SCI-FI MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE, applies knowledge and passion to a century of close encounters, distant planets, time travel, black holes, strange outfits, futuristic technology, inexplicable forces, fantastic spaceships, fluorescent drinks and subterranean societies. Strap yourself in: you′re set for a rocket ride to sci-fi heaven.

Author : Lee Broughton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 23,4 MB
Release : 2024-05-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1501387561

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Identifies key – and in some cases previously overlooked – cult horror films from around the world and reappraises them by approaching and interrogating them in new ways. New productions in the horror genre occupy a prominent space within the cinematic landscape of the 21st century, but the genre's back catalogue of older films refuses to be consigned to the motion picture graveyard just yet. Interest in older horror films remains high, and an ever-increasing number of these films have enjoyed an afterlife as cult movies thanks to regular film festival screenings, television broadcasts and home video releases. Similarly, academic interest in the horror genre has remained high. The frameworks applied by contributors to the collection include genre studies, narrative theory, socio-political readings, aspects of cultural studies, gendered readings, archival research, fan culture work, interviews with filmmakers, aspects of film historiography, spatial theory and cult film theory. Covering a corpus of films that ranges from recognised cult horror classics such as The Wicker Man, The Shining and Candyman to more obscure films like Daughters of Darkness, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Shivers, Howling III: The Marsupials and Inside, Broughton has curated an international selection of case studies that show the diverse nature of the cult horror subgenre. Be they star-laden, stylish, violent, bizarre or simply little heard-of obscurities, this book offers a multitude of new critical insights into a truly eclectic selection of cult horror films.

Author : Russ Thorne
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Horror films
ISBN : 9781783611232

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From demons and supernatural chills, through psychos and slashers, to body horror, monsters, zombies and vampires, Cult Horror discusses the curious, hilarious and grisly films that have been awarded the 'cult' badge over the years, alongside iconic and moody film stills and posters.

Author : Danny Peary
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,56 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Cult films
ISBN : 9780440516262

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One hundred all-time cult favorites are discussed with essays on what is special about each, what its claim to fame is, and who its most avid fans are.

Author : Welch Everman
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 10,82 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Horror films
ISBN : 9780863697173

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The first study of nearly 100 B movies noted for their unique "strangeness" -- Attack of the Fifty-foot Woman, the Killer Shrews, and others.

Author : Jennifer Eiss
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,83 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cult films
ISBN : 9781402774867

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Compiles cinematic cult classics from "Rebel Without a Cause" to "Juno" with synopses, reviews, photos, and viewing recommendations.

Author : Michael Mallory
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0789329425

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The definitive book for fans of monster movies, slasher films, and cult classics. Would you dare to come face-to-face with the most terrifying vampires, monsters, zombies, and psychos of all time? They and their movies are all here in this lavishly (and terrifyingly) illustrated volume of the greatest, scariest, and most influential fright films. From such silent masterpieces as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) to such Golden Era classics as Dracula (1931); from such richly colored shockers as House of Wax (1953) to such groundbreaking independent thrillers as Night of the Living Dead (1968); and including modern horrors from Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and the Blair Witch series, Essential Horror Movies chronicles a century’s worth of cinematic terror. Behind-the-scenes anecdotes, trivia, and photos complete the story of these essential motion pictures. Anyone who has ever loved to be scared by a truly great masterpiece of terror—or even a film that strives for nothing more than to provide an audience with spooky, corny fun—will find Essential Horror Movies a necessary addition to their personal library.