Beyond Hammer: British Horror Cinema Since 1971

by James Rose

Book Overview

Though they are often critically neglected, British horror films make up a significant and steadily growing body of genre works within a nationally grounded cinema. Deeply rooted within the Gothic tradition, these post-Hammer Studio films place their antagonistic threats within contemporary Britain, allowing werewolves to roam the Moors and isolated islanders to practice Pagan sacrifice, hiding a family of cannibals behind the white tiled walls of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903663970
• ISBN13: 9781903663974
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.2"