The 1940s is a lost decade in horror cinema, undervalued and written out of most horror scholarship. This book deconstructs persistent scholarly discourse by re-evaluating the historical, political, economic, and cultural factors of 1940s horror cinema to recover a decade of horror.
The 1940s is a lost decade in horror cinema, undervalued and written out of most horror scholarship. This book deconstructs persistent scholarly discourse by re-evaluating the historical, political, economic, and cultural factors of 1940s horror cinema to recover a decade of horror.
Edited by Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare; Charlie Ellbé and Kristopher Woofter - Contributions by Paul Corupe; Blair Davis; Louise Fenton; Anne Golden; David Hanley; Karen Herland; Mark Jancovich; Kier-La Janisse; Cory Legassic; Peter Marra; Ian Olney; Dennis R
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"Introduction: Fragments of the Monster-Recovering a Lost Decade" Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare, Kristopher Woofter Image: "Motion Picture Purgatory: The Devil Bat (1940)" Rick Trembles Part I. Interventions Chapter 1. "A 'Darkly Hypothetical Reality': 'Gothic Realism' in 1940s Hollywood Horror" Kristopher Woofter Chapter 2. "Strange Pleasure: 1940s Proto-Slasher Cinema" Peter Marra Chapter 3. "Dead Zone: Genre, Gender, and the 'Lost Decade' of Horror Cinema, 1946-56" Ian Olney Chapter 4. "Val Lewton, Mr. Gross, and the Grand-Guignol: 'Re-Staging' the Corpse in The Body Snatcher Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare Part II. Hybridity Chapter 5. "Robert Siodmak's The Spiral Staircase: Horror Genre Hybridity, Vertical Alterity and the Avant-Garde" Anne Golden Chapter 6. "The Child Witness: Peril and Empowerment in 1940s Horror, from The East Side Kids to The Window" Kier-La Janisse Chapter 7. "Making Visible the Sonic Threat: The Inner Sanctum Mysteries Radio Series and Its Universal Studios Film Adaptations" Charlie Ellbé Chapter 8. "Poe, Horror, and the Cinematic Mystery Hybrids of the 1940s" Dennis Perry Chapter 9. "The Murderer's Mind: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and the Monstrous Psychologies of 1940s Horror Film" Mark Jancovich Part III. History Chapter 10. "Serial Killers, Deals with the Devil and the Madness of Crowds: The Horror Film in Nazi-Occupied France" David Hanley Chapter 11. "'Always Hearing Voices, Never Hearing Mine': Sound and Fury in The Snake Pit" Karen Herland Chapter 12. "The Demise of the Cinematic Zombie: From the Golden Age of Hollywood to the 1940s" Louise Fenton Chapter 13. "Fears New and Old: The Post-War American Horror Film" Gary D. Rhodes Part IV. Poverty Row Chapter 14. "Hypodermic Needles and Evil Twins: The Poverty Row Wartime Horrors of Sam Newfield" Paul Corupe Chapter 15. "Of Apes and Men (and Monsters and Girls): The Ape Film and 1940s Horror Cinema" Blair Davis Chapter 16. "'The Perfect Neanderthal Man': Rondo Hatton as 'The Creeper' and the Cultural Economy of 1940s B-Movies" Cory Legassic Chapter 17. "The Vampire's Ghost: The Case for a Poverty Row Horror Classic" Selma Purac
"Introduction: Fragments of the Monster-Recovering a Lost Decade" Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare, Kristopher Woofter Image: "Motion Picture Purgatory: The Devil Bat (1940)" Rick Trembles Part I. Interventions Chapter 1. "A 'Darkly Hypothetical Reality': 'Gothic Realism' in 1940s Hollywood Horror" Kristopher Woofter Chapter 2. "Strange Pleasure: 1940s Proto-Slasher Cinema" Peter Marra Chapter 3. "Dead Zone: Genre, Gender, and the 'Lost Decade' of Horror Cinema, 1946-56" Ian Olney Chapter 4. "Val Lewton, Mr. Gross, and the Grand-Guignol: 'Re-Staging' the Corpse in The Body Snatcher Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare Part II. Hybridity Chapter 5. "Robert Siodmak's The Spiral Staircase: Horror Genre Hybridity, Vertical Alterity and the Avant-Garde" Anne Golden Chapter 6. "The Child Witness: Peril and Empowerment in 1940s Horror, from The East Side Kids to The Window" Kier-La Janisse Chapter 7. "Making Visible the Sonic Threat: The Inner Sanctum Mysteries Radio Series and Its Universal Studios Film Adaptations" Charlie Ellbé Chapter 8. "Poe, Horror, and the Cinematic Mystery Hybrids of the 1940s" Dennis Perry Chapter 9. "The Murderer's Mind: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and the Monstrous Psychologies of 1940s Horror Film" Mark Jancovich Part III. History Chapter 10. "Serial Killers, Deals with the Devil and the Madness of Crowds: The Horror Film in Nazi-Occupied France" David Hanley Chapter 11. "'Always Hearing Voices, Never Hearing Mine': Sound and Fury in The Snake Pit" Karen Herland Chapter 12. "The Demise of the Cinematic Zombie: From the Golden Age of Hollywood to the 1940s" Louise Fenton Chapter 13. "Fears New and Old: The Post-War American Horror Film" Gary D. Rhodes Part IV. Poverty Row Chapter 14. "Hypodermic Needles and Evil Twins: The Poverty Row Wartime Horrors of Sam Newfield" Paul Corupe Chapter 15. "Of Apes and Men (and Monsters and Girls): The Ape Film and 1940s Horror Cinema" Blair Davis Chapter 16. "'The Perfect Neanderthal Man': Rondo Hatton as 'The Creeper' and the Cultural Economy of 1940s B-Movies" Cory Legassic Chapter 17. "The Vampire's Ghost: The Case for a Poverty Row Horror Classic" Selma Purac
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