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The pleasure and pain of cult horror films : an historical survey

Title
The pleasure and pain of cult horror films : an historical survey / Bartłomiej Paszylk.
Author
Paszylk, Bartłomiej, 1975-
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2009.

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Description
pages; cm.
Summary
"Beginning with The Phantom Carriage, in 1921, this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades, closing with Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, in 2005. The features that define a cult film, cult trends, recurring symbols and changing iconography within the genre are explored through analysis of 88 movies"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9780786436958 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
  • 0786436956 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2009000734
  • 40016679583
OCLC
  • 251302766
  • ocn251302766
  • SCSB-5469831
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries