| Forgotten Horrors Vol. 6: Up from the Depths Contributor(s): Henderson, Jan Alan (Author), Wooley, John (Author), Price, Michael H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481167820 ISBN-13: 9781481167826 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.93 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Michael H. Price's FORGOTTEN HORRORS series of film encyclopedias lurches along through the 1950s with FORGOTTEN HORRORS VOL. 6: UP FROM THE DEPTHS -- a chronicle of the horror-movie revival of 1955-1957, with insightful contributions from Jan Alan Henderson and John Wooley. The rise of Roger Corman and Ray Harryhausen, the trendsetting teenage-monster cycle of Herman Cohen, the obsessions with gigantism of Bert I. Gordon, the emergence of Hammer Films, the unheralded genius of monster-maker Paul Blaisdell -- all are here, along with studies and sketches of numerous films of both prominence and obscurity. Price's unique study of the relationship between the horror-comics scare of the post-WWII years and the resurgence of horror in film rounds out the package -- a 300-page marvel of pop-cultural insights, perceptive social criticism, and irresponsible cheap thrills. |