
A History of Horror
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Aaron Henkin
Ever since horror leapt from popular fiction to the silver screen in the late 1890s, viewers have experienced fear and pleasure in exquisite combination. Wheeler Winston Dixon's A History of Horror is the only book to offer a comprehensive survey of this ever-popular film genre. Arranged by decades, with outliers and franchise films overlapping some years, this one-stop sourcebook unearths the historical origins of characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman and their various incarnations in film from the silent era to comedic sequels. A History of Horror explores how the horror film fits into the Hollywood studio system and how its enormous success in American and European culture expanded globally over time.
Dixon examines key periods in the horror film - in which the basic precepts of the genre were established, then banished into conveniently reliable and malleable forms, and then, after collapsing into parody, rose again and again to create new levels of intensity and menace. A History of Horror brings over 50 timeless horror films into frightfully clear focus, zooms in on today's top horror Web sites, and champions the stars, directors, and subgenres that make the horror film so exciting and popular with contemporary audiences.
Named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice.
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Enjoyable
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good not great
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A wealth of Horror facts
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Boring
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It's questionable whether or not he's seen the movies he criticizes the most. He doesn't always get the facts about characters or the storyline correct.
Theoretically the book is organized in chronological order; however, the near the bounces all over the place and feels chaotic. he jumps from the 60s all the way in to the 2000s, leaping all over the place without concern for consistency.
In addition, he is inconsistent about spoilers. Sometimes he spoils everything,. Sometimes he gives a little plot information, but mostly hints at where the story is going. Sometimes he just lists the a bunch movie titles wiithout any description at all. He's unpredictable.
One other thing, he frequently starts sentences using words like, "Indeed." There's a lot of purple prose - stuff that feels somebody got a thesaurus for his birthday.
Author is NOT a Horror Fan
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