274 pages
English language
Published Dec. 6, 2011 by Penguin Press.
Shock value
how a few eccentric outsiders gave us nightmares, conquered Hollywood, and invented modern horror
4 stars
(2 reviews)
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.
Subjects
- History and criticism
- Horror films
Places
- United States