Euro Horror: Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture

by Ian Olney

Book Overview

Beginning in the 1950s, "Euro Horror" movies materialized in astonishing numbers from Italy, Spain, and France and popped up in the US at rural drive-ins and urban grindhouse theaters such as those that once dotted New York's Times Square. Gorier, sexier, and stranger than most American horror films of the time, they were embraced by hardcore fans and denounced by critics as the worst kind of cinematic trash. In this volume, Olney explores some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025300652X
• ISBN13: 9780253006523
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher