It's fun to get ready for Halloween and it's even more fun to have a spooky Halloween Party!But what happens to a group of young teenagers when their Halloween party becomes a living nightmare? Find out what horror is all about in this spine-tingling story!
The Black Cat' seeks revenge on its cruel master; a young wife has the life drained out of her by her insensitive artist husband in 'The Oval Portrait'; and the beating heart of a dead man exposes the killer to the police in The 'Tell-Tale Heart'. Informational Sections: ??A Short History of the 'Whodunit' ??Two Kings of Hollywood Horror
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusion that shields you from the horrible realities of life. Here are the walking dead, the fetid pools of slime, the howls in the night that you thought you had confined to your more unpleasant dreams.
From no-budget to the Hammer studio,British Horror Cinemainvestigates a wealth of horror films including classics such as Peeping Tom andThe Wicker Man. Contributors consider the Britishness of British horror and address issues of censorship, the representation of family and of women. They also examine sub-genres such as the portmanteau horror film, and the work of key filmmakers including John Gilling and Peter Walker.
Uncanny Bodies - The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre
In 1931 Universal Pictures released "Dracula "and "Frankenstein, "two films that inaugurated the horror genre in Hollywood cinema. These films appeared directly on the heels of Hollywood's transition to sound film. "Uncanny Bodies "argues that the coming of sound inspired more in these massively influential horror movies than screams, creaking doors, and howling wolves. A close examination of the historical reception of films of the transition period reveals that sound films could seem to their earliest viewers unreal and ghostly.
