Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!: Horror and Science Fiction Double Features, 1955-1974

By Bryan Senn

In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills--including many horror and science fiction double features. Though many of these films were low-budget and low-end, others, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Horror of Dracula and The Fly, became bona fide classics. Beginning with Universal-International's 1955 pairing of Revenge of the Creature and Cult of the Cobra, 147 officially sanctioned horror and sci-fi double-bills were released over a 20-year period. This book presents these double features year-by-year, and includes production details, historical notes, and critical commentary for each film.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668949
• ISBN13: 9781476668949
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher