Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989

by Roberto Curti

The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s, with masters such as Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda dying or retiring and young filmmakers such as Lamberto Bava (Macabro, Demons) and Michele Soavi (The Church) surfacing.

Horror films proved commercially successful in the first half of the decade thanks to Dario Argento (both as director and producer) and Lucio Fulci, but the rise of made-for-TV products...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476672431
• ISBN13: 9781476672434
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher