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A history of horrors : the rise and fall of the house of Hammer
- Title
- A history of horrors : the rise and fall of the house of Hammer / Denis Meikle ; with Christopher T. Koetting.
- Author
- Meikle, Denis.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN1999.H3 M45 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Koetting, Christopher T.
- Description
- xv, 295 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- "This revised and expanded edition of A History of Horrors traces the life and spirit of Hammer Films, the small British independent studio, from its fledgling days in the late 1940s through its successes of the 1950s and 1960s to its decline and eventual liquidation in the late 1970s. With the exclusive participation of the personnel who were key to Hammer's success, Dennis Meikle paints a picture of the rise and fall of a film empire, offering new and revealing insights into the truth behind the legend. Much has been written about Hammer's films, but A History of Horrors is the only book to tell the story of the company itself from the perspective of those who ran it in its heyday and who helped to turn it into a universal byword for terror on the screen. This definitive history also includes cast and credits for the Hammer horrors and a complete filmography of Hammer's feature productions."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285) and index.
- Includes filmography: p. 265-275.
- Contents
- From Exclusive to Xperiment, 1947-1955 -- The rebirth of Frankenstein, 1956-1957 -- New blood for old, 1957-1958 -- The bounds of acceptability, 1959-1960 -- Diminishing returns, 1961-1962 -- The house of horror, 1963-1969 -- Boom and bust, 1970-1972 -- Last rites, 1973-1979 -- Epilogue: After the fall -- Afterword: The spirit of Hammer by Michael Carreras -- Appendix A: The Hammer horrors: cast and credits -- Appendix B: Hammer filmography, 1946-1979.
- ISBN
- 9780810863538
- 0810863537
- 9780810863545
- 0810863545
- 9780810863811
- 0810863812
- LCCN
- 2008032794
- 99932645504
- OCLC
- ocn236117422
- 236117422
- SCSB-14747868
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library