About this title
New illustrated edition of Peter Hutchings's landmark study of British horror cinema, returning the book to print after two decades. Combines Hutchings's socially charged readings of films from Dead of Night to The Sorcerers with later essays on British horror, a new critical introduction by Johnny Walker and an afterword by Russ Hunter.
Intended audience
- film studies undergraduates
- film studies postgraduates
- horror cinema scholars and enthusiasts
Subject classification
- Film Studies
- Cultural Studies
- British Cinema History
Scope
- British horror cinema
- Hammer Film Productions
- genre criticism
- post-war British film industry
- social and cultural readings of horror
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hammer and Beyond: The British Horror Film (new illustrated edition)
- Year
- 2021
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- ISBN
- 9781526151186
- Catalogue authors
- Peter Hutchings