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<i>Hearths of Darkness</i> is a genuinely important book on the socio-political relevance of the horror film, written by one of the genre s few authentic critics, Tony Williams. Recent study of the horror film assumes that its importance to American ideology began in the 1960s and 70s, a contentious historical moment producing what was assumed to be the radical phase of the horror cinema. Williams clearly demonstrates that the genre was intricately tied, from its beginnings, to politics, to reevaluations of the family, its associated neuroses, and the monsters it creates. Christopher Sharrett, professor of film studies, Seton Hall University</p>

A fascinating analysis. You will never look at these classic films the same way after reading Tony Williams's brilliant commentary and you'll want to view them all again armed with Tony's insights. This book is an essential for all movie lovers. --Larry Cohen, director of Black Caesar, It's Alive, God Told Me To, and The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover ; screenwriter of Phone Booth and many other films

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Tony Williams, Carbondale, Illinois, is a professor of English and area head of film studies in the English Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. His recent books include The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead; John Woo's """"Bullet in the Head""""; and George A. Romero: Interviews (published by University Press of Mississippi).

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