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An in-depth analysis of the home-grown horror film, each chapter anchored by close studies of key titles, consisting of textual analysis, production history, marketing and reception

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. 'It's Alive!' The Birth of Home-Grown Horror 2. Hammer-Studio as Auteur 3. The American Invasion-Camp and Cruelty 4. Soft Sex, Hard Gore and the 'Savage Seventies' 5. 'Bloody Foreigners'-New Perspectives 6. Rising from the Grave Conclusion Footnotes Bibliography Index

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    A Paperback / softback by Ian Cooper

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 30/04/2015
      ISBN13: 9780993071737, 978-0993071737
      ISBN10: 0993071732
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An in-depth analysis of the home-grown horror film, each chapter anchored by close studies of key titles, consisting of textual analysis, production history, marketing and reception

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. 'It's Alive!' The Birth of Home-Grown Horror 2. Hammer-Studio as Auteur 3. The American Invasion-Camp and Cruelty 4. Soft Sex, Hard Gore and the 'Savage Seventies' 5. 'Bloody Foreigners'-New Perspectives 6. Rising from the Grave Conclusion Footnotes Bibliography Index

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