An illustrated history of an often neglected film genre: The British Horror Movie. The book deals with British horror film, and the stories behind them, from the early melodramas of Tod Slaughter right through to Hammer and teir rivals Tigon and Amicus, plus mavericks like Michael Reeves, sex/horror directors Peter Walker and Norman Warren, and more recent talents such as Clive Barker, director of Hellraiser, as well as many newly discovered little known gems.
About the book
An illustrated history of an often neglected film genre: The British Horror Movie. The book deals with British horror film, and the stories behind them, from the early melodramas of Tod Slaughter right through to Hammer and teir rivals Tigon and Amicus, plus mavericks like Michael Reeves, sex/horror directors Peter Walker and Norman Warren, and more recent talents such as Clive Barker, director of Hellraiser, as well as many newly discovered little known gems.