A review by otterno11
Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. Skal, Turner Classic Movies

informative fast-paced

3.5

 From David J. Skal, author of the interesting 2001 Halloween analysis Death Makes a Holiday, Fright Favorites is a glossy and colorful list of 31 pieces of horror cinema from a century of film history he prepared for Turner Classic Movies. Discussing how popular culture influenced the celebration of Halloween through the twentieth century, Skal’s summaries and commentary on these classic horror movies from 1922’s Nosferatu to 2017’s Get Out illustrate the influence Hollywood had on Halloween celebrations in the US. Providing in depth facts about the productions of these seminal works, as well as companion films that might appeal to fans of each work, Fright Favorites offers fun facts on film horror history.

I talk about the books I read about Halloween history and popular culture at Harris' Tome Corner.