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Euro Gothic
Classics of Continental Horror Cinema
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A DETAILED STUDY OF THE CLASSICS OF CONTINENTAL HORROR CINEMA!
From the Expressionist reveries of the Weimar Republic to the transgressive nightmares smuggled past the Franco regime, via surrealist Gallic fever-dreams and psychedelic shockers from Cinecittà, Jonathan Rigby brings his incisive scrutiny to bear on more than 100 key films, starting in the aftermath of World War I and winding up with the video revolution of the early 1980s.
About the Author:
Jonathan Rigby is an actor, critic and film historian. He is the author ofAmerican Gothic and English Gothic, two of the most highly regarded books on horror films published in the last 20 years. Jonathan's other books include Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History and Roxy Music: Both Ends Burning.
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