| Beginning in the 1950s, "Euro Horror" movies materialized in
astonishing numbers from Italy, Spain, and France and popped up in the
US at rural drive-ins and urban grindhouse theaters such as those that
once dotted New York's Times Square. Gorier, sexier, and stranger than
most American horror films of the time, they were embraced by hardcore
fans and denounced by critics as the worst kind of cinematic trash. In
this volume, Olney explores some of the most popular genres of Euro
Horror cinema―including giallo films, named for the yellow covers of
Italian pulp fiction, the S&M horror film, and cannibal and zombie
films―and develops a theory that explains their renewed appeal to
audiences today. |
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