Black Sunday / Martyn Conterio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conterio, Martyn, author.

Series:

Devil's advocates.

Liverpool scholarship online.

Devil's advocates

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--Italy.

Horror films.

Maschera del demonio (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite its reputation as one of the greatest and most influential of all horror films, there is surprisingly little literature dedicated to Mario Bava's 'Black Sunday' (1960), and this work is the first single book dedicated to it. This book places the film in the historical context of being one of the first sound Italian horror films and how its success kick-started the Italian horror boom. It considers the particularly Italian perspective on the gothic that the film pioneered and its fresh and pioneering approach to horror tropes such as the vampire and the witch and considers how the casting of British 'Scream Queen' Barbara Steele was crucial to the film's effectiveness and success.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Context; 2. The Birth of Italian Horror; 3. Production and Reception; 4. Influences & Adaptation; 5. Analysis; 6. Black Sunday's Legacy; Conclusion; Bibliography

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Leighton Buzzard: Auteur, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 13, 2021).

ISBN:

1-80085-022-0

1-80034-215-2

1-80034-740-5

1-906733-89-9