A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic CinemaDavid Pirie's acclaimed 'A Heritage of Horror' was the first book on the British horror movie, and the first to detect and analyse the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' It has long been regarded as a trail-blazing classic, "having the force of a revelation," according to one recent study of the subject, and heralded by Michael Powell and Martin Scorsese. Now with 'A New Heritage of Horror', David Pirie has revised his original work, bringing the story up to date and into the 21st century. Alongside the classic films of the twentieth century, all explored within the full context of their production and appearance on our screens, he examines the latest horror boom, inaugurated by such films as 'The Others' and '28 Days Later'. He has also uncovered fresh documentation from the original files for this new edition, to add more revelations abuot the history of UK horror and Hammer Films, not least the largely untold story of their desperate battles against censorship. He has further up-dated the original text and added new illustrations. 'The New Heritage of Horror' promises to be one of the key film books of 2008. |
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Page 83
... monster commit murder . Fisher also goes to enormous trouble in his use of the technique - so popular in Gothic novels - of con- trasting beautiful natural scenery with human depravity and corruption . The monster's slaughter of an old ...
... monster commit murder . Fisher also goes to enormous trouble in his use of the technique - so popular in Gothic novels - of con- trasting beautiful natural scenery with human depravity and corruption . The monster's slaughter of an old ...
Page 87
... monster , from eight to 12 the monster would be an active partici- pant , while in the 13th and final episode the monster escapes and Frankenstein appears to die . The second series opens with the monster retrieving Frankenstein's body ...
... monster , from eight to 12 the monster would be an active partici- pant , while in the 13th and final episode the monster escapes and Frankenstein appears to die . The second series opens with the monster retrieving Frankenstein's body ...
Page 93
... monster . Once again it seems Hammer was hoping to recapture the market for the franchise they had once had , in this case by using a younger actor to re - energise the Baron . Sangster had no high opinion of what he read . However ...
... monster . Once again it seems Hammer was hoping to recapture the market for the franchise they had once had , in this case by using a younger actor to re - energise the Baron . Sangster had no high opinion of what he read . However ...
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