TV Gothic : The Golden Age of Small Screen Horror.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxford, Howard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror television programs--History and criticism.

Horror television programs.

Made-for-TV movies.

Television broadcasting of horror films.

Horror films--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"Most horror film fans are familiar with the movie classics, from the early Universal archetypes to the Hammer landmarks--all of which have been celebrated in countless books and magazines. But what about the parallel universe of television horror? The series, made-for-TV-movies and specials? With detailed coverage of shows from Britain, America and Europe, this book chronicles the small-screen appearances of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, adaptations of stories by Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James, performances of beloved stars like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price, groundbreaking series like The Television Ghost, Lights Out and Dark Shadows, and such memorable movies as The Night Stalker, The Norliss Tapes and Salem's Lot, along with unearthed gems like The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre and Mrs. Amworth. The work of such key directors as Dan Curtis and Lawrence Gordon Clark is also examined"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Introduction

Section One. In the Beginning

Section Two. The Monsters Arrive (the 1950s)

Section Three. The Genre Takes Hold (the 1960s)

Section Four. The American TV Movie Comes of Age (the 1970s)

Section Five. Enter the Brits (the 1970s)

Section Six. Into the New Realms (the 1980s)

Section Seven. The End of an Era (the 1990s)

Epilogue: A New Era (the 2000s and 2010s)

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Maxford, Howard TV Gothic

ISBN:

9781476645537