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Ghouls, gimmicks, and gold : horror films and the American movie business, 1953-1968
- Title
- Ghouls, gimmicks, and gold : horror films and the American movie business, 1953-1968 / Kevin Heffernan.
- Author
- Heffernan, Kevin.
- Publication
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
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- Description
- viii, 323 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Horror in three dimensions: House of wax and Creature from the Black Lagoon -- 2. The color of blood: Hammer films and Curse of Frankenstein -- 3. "Look into the hypnotic eye!": exhibitor financing and distributor hype in fifties horror cinema -- 4. "A sissified Bela Lugosi": Vincent Price, William Castle, and AIP's Poe adaptations -- 5. Grind house or art house?: Astor Pictures and Peeping Tom -- 6. American International goes international: new markets, runaway productions, and Black Sabbath -- 7. Television syndication and the birth of the "Orphans": horror films in the local TV market -- 8. Demon children and the birth of adult horror: William Castle, Roman Polanski, and Rosemary's baby -- 9. Family monsters and urban matinees: continental distributing and Night of the living dead -- Conclusion: the horror film in the new Hollywood.
- Call Number
- MFL 04-2232
- ISBN
- 0822332027 (alk. paper)
- 0822332159 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2003016429
- OCLC
- 52750166
- Author
- Heffernan, Kevin.
- Title
- Ghouls, gimmicks, and gold : horror films and the American movie business, 1953-1968 / Kevin Heffernan.
- Imprint
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- MFL 04-2232