Horror Cinema |
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Editor:
| Duncan, Paul |
Author:
| Schneider, Steven Jay Penner, Jonathan |
ISBN: | 978-3-8365-3457-4 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
Publisher: | TASCHEN
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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The best scary movies of all time
Horror is both the most perennially popular and geographically diverse of all film genres; arguably, every country that makes movies makes horror movies of one kind or another. Depicting deep-rooted, even archetypal fears, while at the same time exploiting socially and culturally specific anxieties, cinematic horror is at once timeless and utterly of its time and place. This exciting visual history, which
includes unique...
More DescriptionThe best scary movies of all time
Horror is both the most perennially popular and geographically diverse of all film genres; arguably, every country that makes movies makes horror movies of one kind or another. Depicting deep-rooted, even archetypal fears, while at the same time exploiting socially and culturally specific anxieties, cinematic horror is at once timeless and utterly of its time and place. This exciting visual history, which includes unique images from the David Del Valle archive, examines the genre in thematic, historical, and aesthetic terms.