The Birth of the American Horror Film

The Birth of the American Horror Film examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915.

Author: Gary D. Rhodes
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 01/15/2018
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781474430869

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2018

About the Author

Gary D. Rhodes is Professor of Media, Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the author of Emerald Illusions: The Irish in Early American Cinema (2012), The Perils of Moviegoing in America (2012), and The Birth of the American Horror Film (2018). He is a founding editor of Horror Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Rhodes is also the writer-director of the documentary films Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) and Banned in Oklahoma (2004).