{"product_id":"euro-horror-classic-european-horror-cinema-in-contemporary-american-culture-paperback-softback-9780253006523","title":"Euro Horror; Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253006523","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEuro Horror\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eClassic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Olney (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253006523\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 February 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlney does a superb job tracking modern European horror films from Italy, Spain and France, in a style that is at once academically rigorous and at the same time absolutely accessible; in short, this is a theoretical text that doesn't drown itself in artificial systematizing or outdated jargon. Instead, this is a lively, informed, authoritative text on a group of films that have become increasingly influential in horror filmmaking in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e (Frame by Frame) \u003cp\u003eOlney's wide knowledge and fresh perspective on Euro horror is authoritative and interesting. He complicates conventional views on genre films as well as film criticism in general. This book does film studies a great service in itsvserious consideration of the art and reception of Euro horror, and offers readers much to think about, and explores numerous films that are clearly worthy of further study.\u003c\/p\u003e (Quarterly Review of Film and Video)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the 1950s, \"Euro Horror\" movies materialized in astonishing numbers from Italy, Spain, and France and popped up in the US at rural drive-ins and urban grindhouse theaters such as those that once dotted New York's Times Square. Gorier, sexier, and stranger than most American horror films of the time, they were embraced by hardcore fans and denounced by critics as the worst kind of cinematic trash. In this volume, Olney explores some of the most popular genres of Euro Horror cinema—including giallo films, named for the yellow covers of Italian pulp fiction, the S\u0026amp;M horror film, and cannibal and zombie films—and develops a theory that explains their renewed appeal to audiences today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNote on Film Titles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1. Toward a Performative Theory of Euro Horror Cinema\u003cbr\u003e 1. Academic Hot Spots and Blind Spots: Horror Film Studies and Euro Horror Cinema\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: The Academic Case against Euro Horror Cinema\u003cbr\u003e 3. Playing Dead, Take One: Euro Horror Film Production\u003cbr\u003e 4. Playing Dead, Take Two: Euro Horror Film Reception\u003cbr\u003e 5. Return of the Repressed: Euro Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. Case Studies in Euro Horror Cinema\u003cbr\u003e 6. Blood and Black Lace: The Giallo Film\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Whip and the Body: The S\u0026amp;M Horror Film\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cannibal Apocalypse: Cannibal and Zombie Films\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: From the Grindhouse to the Arthouse: The Legacy of Euro Horror Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670827462936,"sku":"9780253006523","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/euro-horror-classic-european-horror-cinema-in-contemporary-american-culture-paperback-softback-9780253006523","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}