Overview

During the second half of the 20th century, landmark works of the horror film genre were as much the product of enterprising regional filmmakers as of the major studios. From backwoods Utah to the Louisiana bayous to the outer boroughs of New York, independent, regional films like Night of the Living Dead, Last House on the Left, I Spit on Your Grave, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Evil Dead stood at the vanguard of horror cinema. This overview of regionally produced horror and science fiction films includes interviews with 13 directors and producers who operated far from mainstream Hollywood, along with a state-by-state listing of regionally produced genre films made between 1958 and 1990. Highlighting some of the most influential horror films of the past 50 years, this work celebrates not only regional filmmaking, but also a cultural regionalism that is in danger of vanishing.

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Author:   Brian Albright
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9780786472277

ISBN 10:   0786472278
Pages:   335
Publication Date:   07 November 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction: I Hear America Screaming      Part I: The Interviews Harvesting the Dead: Ed Adlum      Something Fishy: Donald Barton      The Director Next Door: J.R. Bookwalter      Nutriaman: Martin Folse      All the President’s Monsters: Milton Moses Ginsberg      It Came from Florida: William Grefé      Better Watch Out: Lewis Jackson      Night Frights: Russ Marker      Survivors Will Be Persecuted: Robert W. Morgan      Left at the Altar: Tom Rahner      Bayou Bloodbath: Albert J. Salzer      Teen Terrors: Larry Stouffer      It Could Only Happen in Milpitas! Robert Burrill      Part II: The Films State-by-State Listing of Regional Horror Films, 1958 to 1990      Select Bibliography      Index     

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Recommended --<i>Choice</i>; a fascinating, flavorfully illustrated survey --<i>VideoScope</i>; recommend...essential...serves as both a history lesson and as a starting point for anyone looking to expand their cinematic knowledge of American movie making --<i>Horror Talk</i>; most unexpectedly GOOD book --<i>Little Shoppe of Horrors</i>; essential reading for any horror film fan --<i>Scream Magazine</i>; the interviews are comprehensive and provide a fascinating look behind the scenes on an independent production...a great addition to any horror fan's library --<i>Mad Scientist</i>; this is a reference book that horror-film fans didn't know they needed --<i>Bookgasm</i>; Albright has done his homework, and it shows --<i>cinemaretro.com</i>.

Author Information

Brian Albright is a freelance journalist who has contributed to Fangoria, FilmFax, Alternative Cinema, VideoScope and Shock Cinema. He lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

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