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Forgotten Horrors Vol. 6|Jan Alan Henderson

Forgotten Horrors Vol. 6 : Up from the Depths

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781481167826
  • ISBN-10: 1481167820
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: April 2013
  • Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.66 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.93 pounds
  • Page Count: 316

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