Reappraising Cult Horror Films

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Within these chapters readers will be introduced to new films, or in some cases reintroduced to films they have seen a dozen times, but somehow missed the message for the body count ... The chapters within this collection will give horror fans new insight into their favorite cult horror films. For the scholar of independent film, the chapters provide important reappraisals that uncover the context that is hiding beneath the buckets of blood and other body parts. * The Independent * An excellent addition to the field of cult film studies which features a broad range of rigorously researched, informative, and insightful chapters. Well-known examples of cult film and filmmakers, such as Carnival of Souls and Herk Harvey, are discussed in fascinating detail. Notably, there is equal time devoted to films/filmmakers not previously considered under the banner of cult cinema such as The Hunt and, for example, an appraisal of a selection of work by director Ken Russell. A must have book for cult completists! * Shelley O'Brien, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, UK * Moving from analysis of specific cult classics (old and new), to studies of horror auteurs, and discussions of cycles and trends from around the world, Reappraising Cult Horror Films provides a wide range of fresh perspectives on the cult appeal of horror films. The variety of different approaches taken within this volume demonstrates the many ways these films can be considered, highlighting new emerging forms of cult fandom and appreciation. * Lindsay Hallam, Senior Lecturer, University of East London, UK * Lee Broughton masterfully curated the collective volume Reappraising Cult Horror Films: From Carnival of Souls to Last Night in Soho, prompting the film lovers and more particularly the horror film lovers to both discover and reappraise fascinating horror movies. These range from iconic ones like Kubrick's The Shining to relatively lesser-known ones like the British Hammer Studio and Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio co-production The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. Broughton also offers a gendered reading in the second chapter. British and other European film specialists provide novel and specific insights into an eclectic corpus through the prism of a variety of approaches, from conventional narrative theory to more unexpected spatial theory. The way in which these films acquired cult movie status is also keenly discussed. The whole volume truly makes for a riveting reading for the aficionados of the genre and others as well. * Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris, Professor of Film Studies, University Paris Nanterre, France *