![]() Newman invokes the figures that fuel the ongoing demand for horror - the serial killer the vampire the werewolf the zombie - and draws on his remarkable knowledge of the genre to give us a comprehensive overview of the modern myths that have shaped the imagination of multiple generations of cinema-goers. Newman negotiates his way through a vast back-catalogue of horror, charting the on-screen progress of our collective fears and bogeymen from the low budget slasher movies of the 60s, through to the slick releases of the 2000s, in a critical appraisal that doubles up as a genealogical study of contemporary horror and its forebears. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since the publication of the first edition, horror has been on a gradual upswing, and taken a new and stronger hold over the film industry. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up-to-date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second part that assess the last two decades of horror films with all the wit, intelligence and insight for which he is known. ![]() Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. ![]()
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