Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film

by Joseph Maddrey

What's weighing on Americans? Look to horror movies for your answer--they're one of the best measures of the American consciousness. From an early fascination with the Gothic, to the mutant horrors of the Atomic Age and alien enemies of the Cold War, to the inner demons of the psyche and the American Dream turned nightmare, the history of American horror films is a reflection of changing American cultural attitudes and values--and the fears that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786418605
• ISBN13: 9780786418602
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher