Jason Zinoman writes an interesting account of the cultural changes that led to a shift in horror filmmaking in the 70s in Shock Value.
This is the era of horror film I more or less grew up on, and is especially interesting to me. And even for me, there are some stories--like William Castle wanting to make Rosemary's Baby--that I was unfamiliar with.
To me, the most enjoyable element was Zinoman giving the proper due to Dan O'Bannon and Dark Star, to me an underrated figure and film of that period.
For those unfamiliar with the era, there are great accounts of directors such as George Romero, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, and Brian De Palma, and how they got their starts, sometimes by hook or by crook.
Worthwhile, for horror movie fans and general film buffs.
I listened to this on audiobook checked out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library.
This is the era of horror film I more or less grew up on, and is especially interesting to me. And even for me, there are some stories--like William Castle wanting to make Rosemary's Baby--that I was unfamiliar with.
To me, the most enjoyable element was Zinoman giving the proper due to Dan O'Bannon and Dark Star, to me an underrated figure and film of that period.
For those unfamiliar with the era, there are great accounts of directors such as George Romero, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, and Brian De Palma, and how they got their starts, sometimes by hook or by crook.
Worthwhile, for horror movie fans and general film buffs.
I listened to this on audiobook checked out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library.
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