Horror Cinema - Hardcover
Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century.
Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of horror’s favorite figures and themes, whether the vampire, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror’s manipulation of archetypal human fears as much as socially and culturally specific anxieties.
A subsequent Top 50 movies section brings readers up close and trembling with 50 horror showpieces, from black-and-white classics like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Godzilla to Rosemary’s Baby, The Wicker Man, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project, and much, much more. Throughout, the book’s featured images include movie posters, set designs, film stills, and on-set shots.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Paul Duncan is a film historian whose TASCHEN books include The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, and Horror Cinema, as well as publications on film directors, film genres, movie stars, and film posters.
Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied art history at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curated numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN’s movies by decade series.
Review:
Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied art history at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curated numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN’s movies by decade series.
“The ideal volume for every movie buff’s bookshelf.”
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherTaschen America Llc
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 3836561859
- ISBN 13 9783836561853
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages633
- EditorDuncan Paul, Muller Jurgen
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 18.21
Shipping:
US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Horror Cinema
Published by
Taschen America Llc
(2017)
ISBN 10: 3836561859
ISBN 13: 9783836561853
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 28882753-n
Buy New
US$ 18.21
Convert currency
Stock Image
Horror Cinema (Bibliotheca Universalis)
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9783836561853
Buy New
US$ 16.87
Convert currency
Seller Image
Horror Cinema by Penner, Jonathan, Schneider, Steven Jay [Hardcover ]
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9783836561853
Buy New
US$ 22.67
Convert currency
Stock Image
Horror Cinema
Published by
Taschen America Llc
(2017)
ISBN 10: 3836561859
ISBN 13: 9783836561853
New
Hardcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9783836561853
Buy New
US$ 24.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Horror Cinema
Published by
Taschen America Llc
(2017)
ISBN 10: 3836561859
ISBN 13: 9783836561853
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_3836561859
Buy New
US$ 20.25
Convert currency
Stock Image
Horror Cinema (Bibliotheca Universalis)
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # BKZN9783836561853
Buy New
US$ 24.30
Convert currency
Stock Image
Horror Cinema
Published by
Taschen America Llc
(2017)
ISBN 10: 3836561859
ISBN 13: 9783836561853
New
Hardcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Apr0316110074452
Buy New
US$ 20.39
Convert currency
Stock Image
Horror Cinema
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 3836561859
Buy New
US$ 26.09
Convert currency
Seller Image
Horror Cinema (Hardcover)
Published by
Taschen GmbH, Cologne
(2017)
ISBN 10: 3836561859
ISBN 13: 9783836561853
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century.Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of horror's favorite figures and themes, whether the vampire, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror's manipulation of archetypal human fears as much as socially and culturally specific anxieties.A subsequent Top 50 movies section brings readers up close and trembling with 50 horror showpieces, from black-and-white classics like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Godzilla to Rosemary's Baby, The Wicker Man, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project, and much, much more. Throughout, the book's featured images include movie posters, set designs, film stills, and on-set shots. Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. From serial killers to satanists, The Shining to Scream, some 600 pages explore the genre's favorite themes, mythologies, and motifs, and get up close and trembling to 50 top horror masterworks from the 1920s to the 2000s. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783836561853
Buy New
US$ 26.15
Convert currency
Stock Image
Buy New
US$ 26.20
Convert currency