Fragments of Fear [Old Edition]: An Illustrated History of British Horror Films

By Andrew Boot and Andy Boot

An illustrated history of an often neglected film genre: The British Horror Movie. The book deals with British horror film, and the stories behind them, from the early melodramas of Tod Slaughter... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1871592356
• ISBN13: 9781871592351
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: The Tears Corporation/Creation
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Illustrations are worth the price alone.

This is an overview of British horror films. Yet the subject is much wider than just horror; that is, unless you consider “The Giant Behemoth” and “Fire Maidens From Outer Space” horror. In all, there are approximately 400 films (an eight-page Filmography) mentioned in this book. It is well organized in like subject matter with several sections on Hammer films. It even comes with a warning that there is adult material; this is probably due to the body and body parts being uncovered. This is not just another pretty picture book, as Andy Boot goes into many descriptive comparisons that go beyond the juicy facts.