Description
Book SynopsisA collection of eighteen essays on the classic drive-in horror film experience. It emphasizes the roles of the drive-in theater in the United States - and its cultural cousin, Australia. It also examines how horror operated at the drive-in, the rhetoric used in coming attraction trailers, horror film premieres at drive-ins, and double features.
Trade Review"Important...impressive - Journal of Popular Culture; "a major contribution" - Journal of Popular Film & Television; "a fine collection...well researched...would certainly be a good textbook for film classes, sociology classes, or even history classes.... Recommended" - Journal of American Culture; "all eighteen essays are well written, and worth your time" - Classic Images; "essays approach a number of unusual but provocative themes" - Big Reel; "prepare to be wowed" - Brutarian Quarterly; "essays...on the classic drive-in horror experience" - Cult Movies; "fine collection...deserves a wide readership...well researched and highly readable... a good textbook" - Hubstuff; "a valued resource" - The Ninth Circle; "the illos are excellent" - Psychotronic."
