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 vampire, the
haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device
is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror's
manipulation of archetypal human fears as much as socially and
culturally specific anxieties.
A subsequent Top 50 movies section brings readers up close and trembling
with 50 horror showpieces, from black-and-white classics like Dr Jekyll
and Mr Hyde and Godzilla to Rosemary's Baby, The Wicker Man, The
Shining, The Blair Witch Project, and much, much more. Throughout, the
book's featured images include movie posters, set designs, film stills,
and on-set shots.
About the series
Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the
eclectic TASCHEN universe!
