Simon A. Wilkinson

Hollywood Horror from the Director's Chair

Six Filmmakers in the Franchise of Fear

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Produktbeschreibung

Profitable, relatively inexpensive to produce, and with a faithful built-in audience, Hollywood horror franchise films have long dominated the market for generic feature film productions. This work examines the significant effects, good and bad, that the horror franchise genre has had on the careers of several American film directors, including Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street), Don Coscarelli (Phantasm), and Joe Berlinger (Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows). A comprehensive bibliography is included, along with an extensive alphabetical filmography of popular horror franchise films.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780786432325
• ISBN-10: 0786432322
• Artikelnr.: 23016204

Autorenporträt

Simon A. Wilkinson is teaching and living in London, England and has recently completed his first novel, The Fourth Wall.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Don Coscarelli: In Search of Phantasm's End     
2. Cursed: Wes Craven's Franchise Nightmares     
3. Tom Savini and William Peter Blatty: They Came from Within     
4. Joe Berlinger: Rage Against the Machine     
5. Jeff Burr: Divided We Fall     
Conclusions     
Hollywood Horror Series Filmography     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index