Horror Cinema: Collected Writings

A collection of his finest writing on horror cinema by the acclaimed critic and journalist, Jon Towlson.Essays range from studies ofauteursTod Browning and George A. Romero to reflections on Universal horror, analysis of the 1978 classicDawn of the Dead, and commentaries on contemporary international horror cinema.The volume contains reviews of over 25 modern horror films, including Jennifer Kent’sThe Babadook (2014) and Brandon Cronenberg’sPossessor(2020).Plus, interviews conducted with leading creatives in horror cinema: Jason Blum (Blumhouse Productions), Scott Derrickson (Sinister, 2012;The Black Phone, 2021), Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Bring Me The Head of the Machine Gun Woman, 2012), Èric Falardeau (Thanatamorphose, 2012), Larry Fessenden (Blackout, 2023), Gunnar Hansen (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,1974), Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, 1982), Chad Crawford Kinkle and Lauren Ashley Carter (Jug Face, 2013;The Woman, 2011), Linnea Quigley and Jewel Shephard (Return of the Living Dead, 1985), Bernard Rose (Candyman, 1993) and Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project, 1999).‘Vital research and analysis of classic American horror film’ – Donato Totaro, Concordia University.Jon Towlson is the author of numerous books, magazine articles and Blu-ray extras on horror, science fiction and cult cinema, including40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau(2023) and SubversiveHorror Cinema: Countercultural Messages from Frankenstein to the Present(McFarland, 2014). His writing on horror movies has been nominated for five Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.Acclaim for books by Jon TowlsonSubversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present(McFarland, 2014):"Brain candy for the critical horror fan" - RUE MORGUE"Fascinating and thought-provoking” - STARBURST"Opens your eyes to films you thought you knew" - POPMATTERS"If you're a serious horror fan, you need to read this book" - MOVIES MADE ME"Spectacular... informative and engaging” - HORRORTALKThe Turn to Gruesomene