The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror Cinema

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Beloved among cult horror devotees for its signature excesses of sex and violence, Italian giallo cinema is marked by switchblades, mysterious killers, whisky bottles and poetically overinflated titles. A growing field of English-language giallo studies has focused on aspects of production, distribution and reception. This volume explores an overlooked yet prevalent element in some of the best known gialli--an obsession with art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476675392
• ISBN13: 9781476675398
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up