Shock value how a few eccentric outsiders gave us nightmares, conquered Hollywood, and invented modern horror
Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, "New York Times" film critic Zinoman delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age--the 1970s, when such directors as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma redefined the genre.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Penguin Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, "New York Times" film critic Zinoman delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age--the 1970s, when such directors as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma redefined the genre. |
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| Physical Description: | 274 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-262) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594203022 1594203024 |
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