The pleasure and pain of cult horror films

by Bartłomiej Paszylk

"Beginning with The Phantom Carriage, in 1921, this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades, closing with Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, in 2005. The features that define a cult film, cult trends, recurring symbols and changing iconography within the genre are explored through analysis of 88 movies"--Provided by publisher.