Vampire Films of the 1970s

Dracula to Blacula and Every Fang Between

Gary A. Smith (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9779-9 (ISBN)

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The 1970s were turbulent times and the films made then reflected the fact. Vampire movies - always a cinema staple - were no exception. Providing a critical review of the genre's overlooked Golden Age, this book explores a mixed bag from around the world, including The Vampire Lovers, Dracula Versus Frankenstein, Salem's Lot, Love at First Bite.

The 1970s were turbulent times and the films made then reflected the fact. Vampire movies--always a cinema staple--were no exception. Spurred by the worldwide success of Hammer Film's Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969), vampire movies filled theaters for the next ten years--from the truly awful to bonafide classics. Audiences took the good with the bad and came back for more. Providing a critical review of the genre's overlooked Golden Age, this book explores a mixed bag from around the world, including The Vampire Lovers (1970), Dracula Versus Frankenstein (1971), Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973), 'Salem's Lot (1975), Dracula Sucks (1978) and Love at First Bite (1979) and many others.

Gary A. Smith is the author of six other books dealing with various aspects of motion picture history. His subjects have ranged from epic films such as Ben-Hur to the Beach Party movies starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. A lifelong film fan, he lives in Palm Springs, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Rules About Vampires

1. Hammer, Dracula and Christopher Lee

2. Hammer’s Other Vampires

3. Other British Vampires

4. American International

5. I Am Legend

6. Carmilla Karnstein

7. Elisabeth Bathory

8. Deadlier Than the Male

9. Asian Vampires

10. Santo and South of the Border Vampires

11. Zut Alors! The French Vampires of Jean Rollin

12. Vampires Italian Style

13. 1Viva España!

14. Jess Franco

15. The Bottom of the Barrel with Al and Andy

16. Vampire Comedies

17. Vampire Porn

18. Vampire Oddities

19. Dan Curtis: Dark Shadows and Other Vampires

20. More Television Vampires

21. Full Circle

Appendix: Vampires in Print

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2016
Zusatzinfo	67 photos, appendix, filmography, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	336 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
ISBN-10	0-7864-9779-3 / 0786497793
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9779-9 / 9780786497799
Zustand	Neuware