Overview

Despite its reputation as one of the greatest and most influential of all horror films, there is surprisingly little literature dedicated to Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), and this contribution to the Devil's Advocates series is the first single book dedicated to it. Martyn Conterio places the film in the historical context of being one of the first sound Italian horror films and how its success kick-started the Italian horror boom. The author considers the particularly Italian perspective on the gothic that the film pioneered and its fresh and pioneering approach to horror tropes such as the vampire and the witch and considers how the casting of British 'Scream Queen' Barbara Steele was crucial to the film's effectiveness and success.

Full Product Details

Author:   Martyn Conterio
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Auteur Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.127kg
ISBN:  

9781906733834

ISBN 10:   190673383
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   30 June 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  A / AS level
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Throughout, Conterio's approach, while immensely in-depth, is conversational in tone and very accessible. His humour (he describes one character as Asa's bitch) and breathtaking insight ensure this monograph is an invaluable read for anyone with an interest, not only in Bava's work, but in the history of Italian horror cinema. Essential.--Exquisite Terror

Author Information

Martyn Conterio is a film writer based in the South East of England. To date, he has written a study of Mario Bava's Black Sunday, in Auteur's Devil's Advocates series, and a monograph on George Miller's Mad Max, for Auteur's Constellations collection. He contributes to numerous print and online publications.

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