Grande Dame Guignol Cinema: A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother

by Peter Shelley

This critically analytical filmography examines 45 movies featuring "grande dames" in horror settings. Following a history of women in horror before 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which launched the "Grande Dame Guignol" subgenre of older women featured as morally ambiguous leading ladies, are all such films (mostly U.S.) that came after that landmark release. The filmographic data includes cast, crew, reviews, synopses, and production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786445696
• ISBN13: 9780786445691
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher