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Creepshow (Paperback)
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Creepshow (Paperback)
Series: Devil's Advocates
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Released in cinemas in 1982, Creepshow is typically regarded as a
minor entry in both the film output of George A. Romero and the
history of adaptations of the works of Stephen King. Yet this lack
of critical attention hides the fact that Creepshow is the only
full collaboration between America's bestselling author of horror
tales and one of the masters of modern American horror cinema. Long
considered too mainstream for the director of Dawn of the Dead
(1978), too comic for the author that gave audiences the film
versions of Carrie (1976) and The Shining (1980), and too violent
for a cinemagoing public turning away from gore cinema in the
autumn of 1982, Creepshow is here reassessed by Simon Brown, who
examines the making and release of the film and its legacy through
a comic book adaptation and two sequels. His analysis focuses on
the key influences on the film, not just Romero and King, but also
the anthology horrors of Amicus Productions, body horror cinema,
and the special make up effects of Tom Savini, the relationship
between horror and humor, and most notably the tradition of EC
horror comics of the 1950s, from which the film draws both its
thematic preoccupations and its visual style. Ultimately the book
argues that not only is Creepshow a major work in the canons of
Romero and King, but also that it represents a significant example
of the portmanteau horror film, of the blending of horror and
comedy, and finally, decades before the career of Zack Snyder
(Watchmen, Man of Steel), of attempting to recreate a comic book
aesthetic on the big screen.
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Imprint: |
Auteur Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Devil's Advocates |
Release date: |
July 2019 |
Authors: |
Simon Brown
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Dimensions: |
191 x 140 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
106 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-911325-91-8 |
Categories: |
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Arts & Architecture >
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LSN: |
1-911325-91-4 |
Barcode: |
9781911325918 |
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