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Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the Seventies
The Seventies was the heyday of independent film production in Britain and this decade marked the peak of creativity for the genre. Ten Years of Terror is an encyclopaedic record of this era featuring a stunning selection of film stills and truly great promotional artwork. This is a work of unparalleled research - a valuable and definitive reference work. Ten Years of Terror is a beautiful large-format book which thoroughly satisfies all cult and horror film fans; lavishly illustrated with many pages in full colour and stacks of never previously published photos.The Seventies was the heyday of independent film production in Britain and this decade marked the peak of creativity for the genre. Ten Years of Terror is an encyclopaedic record of this era featuring a stunning selection of film stills and truly great promotional artwork. This is a work of unparalleled research - a valuable and definitive reference work. Ten Years of Terror is a beautiful large-format book which thoroughly satisfies all cult and horror film fans; lavishly illustrated with many pages in full colour and stacks of never previously published photos.
320 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2001
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March 28, 2015
My previous review of Russell's Book of the Dead prompted me to start some reviews of the wonderful FAB PRESS publishing co. and some of their books.
My friend actually plunked down serious cash for the striking black hardcover of this book as a gift to me. What a gift too. The pic of the book featured in this review is the affordable trade softcover.
This book weighs a ton and is, in a word, GORGEOUS. 143 film entries, 733 illustrations, 48 pages in full color! It's beauty is only matched by the quality of the analysis you'll find in it. The analysis is in no way theoretical, rather it is critical analysis that contextualizes, summarizes and offers opinion.
Especially signigicant is the decade the authors decide to focus on. This was the decade of decline for the British horror film, a period where the genre waxed high in the beginning of the decade and waned to a few yearly productions by the end. A fascinating period to focus on - if this were an academic work, the question they would need to address in more sophisticated methods and detail would be.... why?
One of my favorite books, if you're interested, go for the paperback, the hardcover is massive!
My friend actually plunked down serious cash for the striking black hardcover of this book as a gift to me. What a gift too. The pic of the book featured in this review is the affordable trade softcover.
This book weighs a ton and is, in a word, GORGEOUS. 143 film entries, 733 illustrations, 48 pages in full color! It's beauty is only matched by the quality of the analysis you'll find in it. The analysis is in no way theoretical, rather it is critical analysis that contextualizes, summarizes and offers opinion.
Especially signigicant is the decade the authors decide to focus on. This was the decade of decline for the British horror film, a period where the genre waxed high in the beginning of the decade and waned to a few yearly productions by the end. A fascinating period to focus on - if this were an academic work, the question they would need to address in more sophisticated methods and detail would be.... why?
One of my favorite books, if you're interested, go for the paperback, the hardcover is massive!
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