Euro Horror

Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beginning in the 1950s, "Euro Horror" movies materialized in astonishing numbers from Italy, Spain, and France and popped up in the US at rural drive-ins and urban grindhouse theaters such as those that once dotted New York's Times Square. Gorier, sexier, and stranger than most American horror films of the time, they were embraced by hardcore fans and denounced by critics as the worst kind of cinematic trash. In this volume, Olney explores some of the most popular genres of Euro Horror cinema—including giallo films, named for the yellow covers of Italian pulp fiction, the S&M horror film, and cannibal and zombie films—and develops a theory that explains their renewed appeal to audiences today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-02-07
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Directions in National Cinemas
Antal sidor280
Upplaga13002
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253006523

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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote on Film TitlesPart 1. Toward a Performative Theory of Euro Horror Cinema1. Academic Hot Spots and Blind Spots: Horror Film Studies and Euro Horror Cinema2. Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: The Academic Case against Euro Horror Cinema3. Playing Dead, Take One: Euro Horror Film Production4. Playing Dead, Take Two: Euro Horror Film Reception5. Return of the Repressed: Euro Horror Cinema in Contemporary American CulturePart 2. Case Studies in Euro Horror Cinema6. Blood and Black Lace: The Giallo Film7. The Whip and the Body: The S&M Horror Film8. Cannibal Apocalypse: Cannibal and Zombie FilmsConclusion: From the Grindhouse to the Arthouse: The Legacy of Euro Horror CinemaWorks CitedIndex

Olney does a superb job tracking modern European horror films from Italy, Spain and France, in a style that is at once academically rigorous and at the same time absolutely accessible; in short, this is a theoretical text that doesn't drown itself in artificial systematizing or outdated jargon. Instead, this is a lively, informed, authoritative text on a group of films that have become increasingly influential in horror filmmaking in the United States.(Frame by Frame) Olney's wide knowledge and fresh perspective on Euro horror is authoritative and interesting. He complicates conventional views on genre films as well as film criticism in general. This book does film studies a great service in itsvserious consideration of the art and reception of Euro horror, and offers readers much to think about, and explores numerous films that are clearly worthy of further study.(Quarterly Review of Film and Video)