Film Posters Horror

(book in English)

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by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh

Type

Photos

Subject

On Films > Posters

Keywords

Horror, posters

Publishing date

2006

Publisher

Taschen

Collection

(non-series)

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 192 pages
9 ¾ x 11 ½ inches (24.5 x 29.5 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

3-8228-5626-6
978-3-8228-5626-0

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Book Presentation:
This splendid, if scary, collection of movie posters covers over 80 years of horror films and features all the classics of the genre from early silents such as Nosferatu (illustrated here with a hitherto unpublished poster) and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari to contemporary blockbusters like Silence of the Lambs. The films are grouped by categories, such as Universal Studios' uniquely rich hoard of horror, the products of British horror specialists Hammer Films, Japanese horror movies, horror spoofs such as An American Werewolf in London, or serial killer movies. Also featured is the work of directors who are wholly or partly remembered for their contribution to the genre, like Roman Polanski (Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby), Alfred Hitchcock (The Birds and Psycho), David Cronenberg (The Fly) and Brian de Palma (Carrie and Sisters). Horror, perhaps more than any other genre, offers the poster artist the opportunity to create an image that is both disturbing and memorable. This book shows just how rich is the tradition upon which movie-goers can draw for their nightmares.

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