The Turn to Gruesomeness in American Horror Films, 1931-1936 by Jon Towlson

The Turn to Gruesomeness in American Horror Films, 1931-1936

Jon Towlson

240 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction dark tense medium-paced
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Critics have traditionally characterized classic horror by its use of shadow and suggestion. Yet the graphic nature of early 1930s films only came to light in the home video/DVD era. Along with gangster movies and "sex pictures," horror films drew...

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