Overview
Bitches, Bimbos and Virgins is the history of women in the horror cinema, profiling their evolution from coffee maker to scientist, from seductress and victim to kick-ass heroine, and finally detailing their emergence as well-drawn characters who play important roles in horror movie history--past, present and future. Chapters include: - 150 Years of Women and Horror: She Has Always Lived in the Castle - He Done Her Wrong: The Fate of Women in Golden Age Horrors - Women Take a Bite Out of Classic Horror: Dracula's Daughter and Mark of the Vampire - The Golden Age of the Scream Queen - Empowered Women in the Val Lewton Canon - Bad Girls Meet Bad Ends - Attack of the Alien Women from Outer Space - Harlots, Hedonists and Heroines: The Women of Hammer Films - Queen Bitches of the Universe - Scream and Scream Again Horror's Honor List of Scream Queens - Women to Die for--1960s Onward: Midmar Readers Have Their Say... - Attack of the Movie Poster Pin-Up Girls - Middle Earth's Heroines - Deadly Delights--Movies Featuring Our Favorite Queens of Evil - Dominatrix Divas: MidMar Readers Pick Their Faves
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781936168224
- ISBN-10: 1936168227
- Publisher: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.
- Publish Date: October 2011
- Dimensions: 10.75 x 8.25 x 0.44 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.03 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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