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Monsters and Mad Scientists: A Cultural History of the Horror Movie

ISBN: 978-0-631-16992-5
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248 pages
January 1991, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface vii

1 Introduction: Horror-Movie Histories 1

Part I Genre History

2 Facts, Figures and Frightful Fiends 17

3 Genre History I: 1931 - 1960 27

4 Genre History II: 1961 - 1984 48

Part II Narrative Resources

5 Narratives 81

6 Events - Characters - Settings 106

Part III Science, Supernature, Psyche

7 Mad Science 133

8 Lurkers at the Threshold 158

9 The Sleep of Reason 185

10 Conclusion: Security and Paranoia 211

Subject/Name Index 225

Index of Film Titles 231

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