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Fear itself : horror on screen and in reality during the Depression and World War II / Melvin E. Matthews, Jr.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.H6 M3243 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matthews, Melvin E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horror films--United States--History and criticism.
- Horror films.
- Motion pictures--Social aspects.
- History.
- Fear.
- United States.
- Fear--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- v, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
- Summary:
- "This book demonstrates how horror films of the 1930s and 1940s reflected specific events and personalities of the era, most notably the Great Depression and World War II. Beginning with Dracula and Frankenstein (1931), it relates the many ways that horror films and society intersected"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Horror Cycle Begins: Dracula and Frankenstein (1931) 5
- 2 Exploiting the Lower Classes (1932-1933) 37
- 3 The Banking Crisis (King Kong) and the Fascist Alternative (The Invisible Man) 75
- 4 Fade Out and Revival: From the Depression to the Eve of War (1935-1941) 95
- 5 The War Years, Part I: The Saga of the Wolf Man (1941-1945) 126
- 6 The War Years, Part II: Horror Goes to War 150
- 7 Beyond the Golden Age 178.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786443130
- 0786443138
- OCLC:
- 298304613
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