Grande Dame Guignol Cinema

Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      THE FILMS“What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962)      Dead Ringer (1964)      Strait-Jacket (1964)      Lady in a Cage (1964)      Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)      Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)      The Night Walker (1965)      I Saw What You Did (1965)      The Nanny (1965)      Queen of Blood (1966)      The Witches (1966)      Games (1967)      Berserk! (1968)      The Savage Intruder (1968)      What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)      Eye of the Cat (1969)      The Mad Room (1969)      That Cold Day in the Park (1969)      Trog (1970)      Flesh Feast (1970)      The Beast in the Cellar (1970)      Cry of the Banshee (1970)      What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971)      Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)      Blood and Lace (1971)      The Baby (1973)      The Killing Kind (1973)      Night Watch (1973)      A Knife for the Ladies (1974)      Frightmare (1974)      Persecution (1974)      Homebodies (1974)      Ruby (1977)      Windows (1980)      The Fan (1981)      The Hunger (1983)      Night Warning (1983)      Epitaph (1987)      Misery (1990)      Bad Blood (1993)      Mommy (1994)      Mother (1996)      Mommy’s Day (1996)      The Landlady (1997)      Inside (2007)      Bibliography      Index

“Kudos to author Shelley for coming up with a great idea, Highlighting some classics in horror cinema that some of them I feel tend to be left behind. Shelley writes in the preface, “for me the sign of good writing about films is that it compels one to see the movie under discussion. I hope my book does this for my readers.” Not only do I completely agree with this statement, but there are more than a few titles discussed in this book are now on my Need-to Watch-AGAIN List...admirable job.”—Kitley's Krypt.