Crazy Old Ladies: The Story of Hag Horror

by Caroline Young

Book Overview

From the moment Bette Davis served up a dead rat to Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? a subset of camp horror films was born. The 'Hag Horror' genre exploited the former Oscar-winners and glamour queens who had effectively built Hollywood, transforming them into grotesque caricatures that revealed a cultural disdain for older women. In Crazy Old Ladies: The Story of Hag Horror, Caroline Young traces the development of this genre, from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629339970
• ISBN13: 9781629339979
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: BearManor Media
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"