"In Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier, Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have assembled a collection of essays that explore the many tropes and themes through which undead Westerns make the genre's inner plagues and dem…
Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up-to-date.
Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up-to-date.
"Explores not only the cinematic interpretations of the Hellraiser mythos but also its intrusion into other artistic and cultural forms. It examines various themes found throughout the film series and the ways in which the representation of these themes changes from film to film…
"The 'serial killer' has become increasingly prevalent in popular culture since the term was coined by Robert Ressler at the FBI in the mid-1970s. Murders and Acqusitions explores the social and political implications of this cultural figure. The collection argues that the often…
"In this jamboree of conversations with movie industry veterans, over 60 interviewees describe their experiences on the sets of some of the world's most beloved sci-fi and horror movies and television series. Including oldies; 1950s and 1960s milestones; classic schlock; and cul…
The deep red horror handbook
"Since the 1950s, children have provided some of horror's most effective and enduring villains, from dainty psychopath Rhoda Penmark of The Bad Seed (1956) and spectacularly possessed Regan MacNeil of The Exorcist (1973) to psychic ghost-girl Samara of The Ring (2002) and adopte…
What is the human body? Both the most familiar and unfamiliar of things, the body is the centre of experience but also the site of a prehistory anterior to any experience. Alien and uncanny, this other side of the body has all too often been overlooked by phenomenology. In confr…