Women in the Horror Films of Vincent Price

by Jonathan Malcolm Lampley

Many of the key films in the career of horror icon Vincent Price (1911-1993) contain commentaries both obvious and subtle on the role of women, not only in the context of the times in which the films were created, but also during the historical periods depicted in the storylines. This examination of Price's horror films focuses on how the principal female characters--portrayed by such notable actresses as Barbara Steele, Hazel Court and Diana...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786436786
• ISBN13: 9780786436781
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher