{"product_id":"horror-cinema-9783836561853","title":"Horror Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our \u003cstrong\u003ehistory of horror cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e. This chilling volume packs \u003cstrong\u003e640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals\u003c\/strong\u003e, and more, curating the very \u003cstrong\u003ecreepiest screen creations \u003c\/strong\u003efrom the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of \u003cstrong\u003ehorror's favorite figures and themes\u003c\/strong\u003e, whether the vampire, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror's manipulation of \u003cstrong\u003earchetypal human fears as much as socially and culturally specific anxieties.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A subsequent\u003cstrong\u003e Top 50 movies section \u003c\/strong\u003ebrings readers\u003cstrong\u003e up close and trembling with 50 horror showpieces\u003c\/strong\u003e, from black-and-white classics like \u003cem\u003eDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGodzilla\u003c\/em\u003e to\u003cem\u003e Rosemary's Baby, The Wicker Man, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project, \u003c\/em\u003e and much, much more. Throughout, the book's featured images include \u003cstrong\u003emovie posters, set designs, film stills, and on-set shots.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuncan, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Paul Duncan is a film historian whose TASCHEN books include The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, and Horror Cinema, as well as publications on film directors, film genres, movie stars, and film posters.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMüller, Jürgen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied art history at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curated numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN's movies by decade series.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599559266578,"sku":"9783836561853","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa6e2d42-26fe-4170-9376-5e0923768d00.jpg?v=1732202121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/horror-cinema-9783836561853","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}