{"product_id":"horror-cinema-collected-writings-9798335981965","title":"Horror Cinema: Collected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jon Towlson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Genres - Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of his finest writing on horror cinema by the acclaimed critic and journalist, Jon Towlson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssays range from studies of \u003ci\u003eauteurs\u003c\/i\u003e Tod Browning and George A. Romero to reflections on Universal horror, analysis of the 1978 classic \u003ci\u003eDawn of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and commentaries on contemporary global horror cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume contains reviews of over 25 modern horror films, including Jennifer Kent's \u003ci\u003eThe Babad\u003c\/i\u003eook (2014) and Brandon Cronenberg's \u003ci\u003ePossessor\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlus, interviews conducted with 12 key creatives in horror cinema: Jason Blum (Blumhouse Productions), Scott Derrickson (\u003ci\u003eSinister\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012; \u003ci\u003eThe Black Phone\u003c\/i\u003e, 2021), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (\u003ci\u003eBring Me The Head of the Machine Gun Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012), �ric Falardeau (\u003ci\u003eThanatamorphose\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012), Larry Fessenden (\u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e, 2023), Gunnar Hansen (\u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre, \u003c\/i\u003e 1974), Frank Henenlotter (\u003ci\u003eBasket Case\u003c\/i\u003e, 1982), Chad Crawford Kinkle and Lauren Ashley Carter (\u003ci\u003eJug Face\u003c\/i\u003e, 2013; \u003ci\u003eThe Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011), Linnea Quigley and Jewel Shephard (\u003ci\u003eReturn of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, 1985), Bernard Rose (\u003ci\u003eCandyman\u003c\/i\u003e, 1993) and Eduardo Sanchez (\u003ci\u003eThe Blair Witch Project\u003c\/i\u003e, 1999). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Vital research and analysis of classic American horror film' - Donato Totaro, Concordia University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Towlson is the author of numerous books on horror, science fiction and cult cinema, including \u003ci\u003eSubversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages from Frankenstein to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 2014). His writing on horror movies has been nominated for five Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334523277463,"sku":"9798335981965","price":1373.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798335981965.webp?v=1768672447","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/horror-cinema-collected-writings-9798335981965","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}