Horror is one of the most enduring and controversial of all
cinematic genres. Horror films range from the subtle and the poetic
to the graphic and the gory but what links them all is their
ability to frighten, disturb, shock, provoke, delight, irritate,
amuse, and bemuse audiences. Horror's capacity to serve as an
outlet to capture the changing patterns of our fears and anxieties
has ensured not only its notoriety but also its long-term survival
and its international popularity. Above all, however, it is the
audience's continual desire to experience new frights and
evermore-horrifying sights that continue to make films like The
Exorcist, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Night of the Living
Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, Ringu, and The Shining
captivate viewers. The A to Z of Horror Cinema traces the
development of horror cinema from the beginning of the 20th century
to the present day. This is done through a chronology, an
introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of
cross-referenced dictionary entries. Entries cover all the major
movie villains, including Frankenstein and his monster, the
vampire, the werewolf, the mummy, the zombie, the ghost, and the
serial killer; the film directors, producers, writers, actors,
cinematographers, make-up artists, special effects technicians, and
composers who have helped to shape horror history; significant
production companies and the major films that have come to stand as
milestones in the development of the horror genre; and the
different national traditions in horror cinema as well as horror's
most popular themes, formats, conventions, and cycles.
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