A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema, Revised and Updated Edition
by David Pirie
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Author: David PirieEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-15
ISBN: 1845114825
Number of pages: 252
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Book Reviews of A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema, Revised and Updated Edition
Book Review: Definitive View Of The British Horror Film.
Summary: 5 Stars
As a long time aficionado of old style horror films and English horror films in particular, I have taken an equally long time to getting around to reviewing this seminal work on the genre but better late than never. I find it ironic that this book was first published in 1973, the year that THE EXORCIST first appeared on moviescreens and changed the nature of mainstream horror forever. I not only read it many times but I went out and tried to see as many films that it listed as possible checking them off as I caught up with them. I made the common mistake of loaning it to a friend who after keeping it forever, finally admitted that he had misplaced it and had no idea where it was. It didn't matter as I had most of it (at least the list of films) committed to memory.
35 years, several books, and countless horror films later, Mr Pirie has updated his tome just in time for most of the films he discusses to have made their appearance on DVD so that they are available to be viewed in conjunction with the book. Some of the major titles, WITCHFINDER GENERAL for instance or the infamous "Sadian Trio" (HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM, CIRCUS OF HORRORS, PEEPING TOM), have finally been issued in their original versions on Region 1 so that they can be seen and appreciated here in the U.S. (some like THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW or Michael Reeves' THE SORCERERS still haven't made the trip across the pond). While some have already gone out-of-print, they are almost all readily available to rent through mail services like Netflix or downloadable from outlets like Amazon which is the best way for most people to catch up with them.
If you love the films of Hammer and Amicus, movies that relied on atmosphere and characterization (to hide their low budgets), want to see how they evolved from the English Gothic literary tradition and then in turn influenced the development of the "Euro-Gothic" cinema, AND haven't given up on reading, then look no further than A NEW HERITAGE OF HORROR. It also chronicles the demise of both of the aforementioned companies as well as the different face of horror brought about by changing tastes, new technical developments (CGI for example), and the economic collapse of the British film industry at that time. For an old time horror fan like myself, the book is both exhilarating and depressing to read for it reminds me of what once was and will never be again.
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