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Essays range from studies of auteurs Tod Browning and George A. Romero to reflections on Universal horror, analysis of the 1978 classic Dawn of the Dead, and commentaries on contemporary international horror cinema.
The volume contains reviews of over 25 modern horror films, including Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook (2014) and Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor (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, including 40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau (2023) and Subversive Horror 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 Towlson
Subversive 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” - HORRORTALK
The Turn to Gruesomeness in American Horror Films, 1931-1936 (McFarland, 2016):
"The book on 'classic horror' to beat" - VIDEO WATCHDOG
"One of the best books on the golden age of horror ever written" - KILLER REVIEWS.
Candyman (Auteur/ Liverpool University Press, 2018):
"A brilliant analysis of the many layers that make Candyman a brilliant film” - JOSEPH MADDREY (AUTHOR OF NIGHTMARES IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE)
"One of the most impressive books the [Devil's Advocates] series has produced” - VIEWFINDER MAGAZINE
Global Horror Cinema Today: 28 Representative Films from 17 Countries (McFarland, 2021):
"Towlson does a great job… an impressive piece of work” - HORRIFIED MAGAZINE.
“An excellent guide to some of the best in horror films from across the world" - WHAT SLEEPS BENEATH
Dawn of the Dead (Auteur/ Liverpool University Press, 2022):
“The definitive volume on Romero's Dawn of the Dead" - KENDALL R. PHILLIPS (AUTHOR OF DARK DIRECTIONS: ROMERO, CARPENTER, CRAVEN AND THE MODERN HORROR FILM).
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