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From Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) to Eli Roth (Hostel), the young guns of modern Hollywood just can't get enough of that exploitation film high. That's because, between 1970 and 1985, American Exploitation movies went berserk. Nightmare USA is the reader's guide to what lies beyond the mainstream of American horror, dispelling the shadows to meet the men and women behind 15 years of screen terror: The Exploitation Independents! Ranging from cult favourites like I Drink Your Blood to stylish mind-benders like Messiah of Evil.

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The best book about the blood-drenched, scream-inducing, golden era of US independent horror cinema imaginable. Buy or die! -- Billy Chainsaw, Bizarre

One of the most fascinating and important film books in recent memory, Thrower's massive tome is not just a tribute to the joys of regional filmmaking, it's also ultimately nothing less than a secret history of American cinema. -- Travis Crawford, Film Comment The best book about the blood-drenched, scream-inducing, golden era of US independent horror cinema imaginable. Buy or die! -- Billy Chainsaw, Bizarre When was the last time you read a book that opened up a whole new world of dazzling information? This truly ground-breaking labor of love is remarkable in scope, hugely entertaining and crammed with little-known facts. -- Alan Jones, Fangoria

When was the last time you read a book that opened up a whole new world of dazzling information? This truly ground-breaking labor of love is remarkable in scope, hugely entertaining and crammed with little-known facts. -- Alan Jones, Fangoria One of the most fascinating and important film books in recent memory, Thrower s massive tome is not just a tribute to the joys of regional filmmaking, it s also ultimately nothing less than a secret history of American cinema. -- Travis Crawford, Film Comment The best book about the blood-drenched, scream-inducing, golden era of US independent horror cinema imaginable. Buy or die! -- Billy Chainsaw, Bizarre When was the last time you read a book that opened up a whole new world of dazzling information? This truly ground-breaking labor of love is remarkable in scope, hugely entertaining and crammed with little-known facts. -- Alan Jones, Fangoria One of the most fascinating and important film books in recent memory, Thrower's massive tome is not just a tribute to the joys of regional filmmaking, it's also ultimately nothing less than a secret history of American cinema. -- Travis Crawford, Film Comment The best book about the blood-drenched, scream-inducing, golden era of US independent horror cinema imaginable. Buy or die! -- Billy Chainsaw, Bizarre

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Stephen Thrower is a musician and writer, author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci, and editor of The Eyeball Compendium, both published by FAB Press. He has also written about horror and 'off-mainstream' cinema in the following books: Shock Xpress Vol.1 (ed. Stefan Jaworzyn); The BFI Companion to Horror (ed. Kim Newman); Flesh & Blood Compendium (ed. Harvey Fenton); Ten Years of Terror (ed. Harvey Fenton & David Flint); and No Focus (eds, Chris Barber & Jack Sargeant).

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