Even though horror has been a key component of media output for almost a century; the genres industrial character remains under explored and poorly understood. Merchants of Menace: The Business of Horror Cinema responds to a major void in film history by shedding much-needed new light on the economic dimensions of one of the worlds most enduring audiovisual forms. Given horror cuts across budgetary categories; industry sectors; national film cultures; and media; Merchants of Menace also promises to expand understandings of the economics of cinema generally. Covering 1930-present; this groundbreaking collection boasts fourteen original chapters from world-leading experts taking as their focus such diverse topics as early zombie pictures; post-WWII chillers; Civil Rights-Era marketing; Hollywood literary adaptations; Australian exploitation; "torture-porn" Auteurs; and twenty-first-century remakes.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Timeless FascinationBy Gary T. JohnsonWhat Tessa Morrison especially brings to the subject of unbuilt utopian cities is an analysis of the various political philosophies underlying each one. These visions were products of fascinating and surprising individuals; such as King Camp Gillette; founder of the eponymous safety razor company; who dreamed of “Metropolis;†a gargantuan city to be powered by energy generated by Niagra Falls.
