The Vatican versus horror movies /

"Since public audiences were first introduced to the medium of film in 1895, the Catholic Church has sought to impose its will on the distribution and exhibition of movies. These activities include the fortnightly publication of the Segnalazioni Cinematografiche, which passed Catholic moral jud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rogerson, Matt, 1976- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2025]
Subjects:	Horror films > History and criticism. Exploitation films > History and criticism. Motion pictures > Religious aspects > Catholic Church. Segnalazioni cinematografiche (Rome, Italy) Motion pictures > Censorship > Italy > Rome. Films d'horreur > Histoire et critique. Films d'exploitation > Histoire et critique. Cinéma > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.

Table of Contents:

It started with a bet (the Vatican versus... gothic horror and the birth of Italian Horror)
Escluso per tutti (the Vatican versus... the birth of modern horror and the Giallo)
This... is God! (the Vatican versus... the slasher)
Dinah, daughter of Jacob (the Vatican versus... the rape/revenge film)
The body of Christ... amen (the Vatican versus... the cannibal film)
The profane resurrection (the Vatican versus... the zombie film)
Get thee to a nunnery! (the Vatican versus... nunsploitation)
The paradox of memory (the Vatican versus... Nazisploitation)
The power of Christ compels you! (the Vatican versus.... Satanic horror).