Shock value : how a few eccentric outsiders gave us nightmares, conquered Hollywood, and invented modern horror /
Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, "New York Times" film critic Zinoman delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age--the 1970s, when such directors as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma redefined the genre.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Penguin Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, "New York Times" film critic Zinoman delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age--the 1970s, when such directors as Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, John Carpenter, and Brian De Palma redefined the genre. |
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| Physical Description: | 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-262) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594203022 : 1594203024 |