Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

by Jason Zinoman

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In the dark underbelly of 1970s cinema, an unlikely group of directors rewrote the rules of horror, breathing new life into the genre and captivating audiences like never before

Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but while Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese were producing their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film. Shock Value tells the unlikely...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0143121367

ISBN13:9780143121367

Release Date:May 2012

Publisher:Penguin Books

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

20th Century Arts, Music & Photography Genre Films History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Performing Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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