Rational Fears: American Horror in the 1950s
This re-assessment of 1950s American horror films relates them to the cultural debates of the period and to other examples of the horror genre: novels and comics. Through close analysis of a wide... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0719036240
ISBN13:9780719036248
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Sociological/Anthropological View of Trash Film
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book does an excellent job of providing a framework for horror/sci fi "films" of the 1950s. The author postulates that these films are inicitive of Fordist society and integration vs. outsiders in the culture at the time. His use of films such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Creature from the Black Lagoon is very interesting, although this book, both in paperback and hardcover, is a little expensive. Overall, it is worth the money.
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