I think the newer era chapters sort of fall apart, but this is still a pretty good book that's mostly about monster movies and the shared cultural traumas that informed them. Plus, a rad Edward Gorey cover!
I think the newer era chapters sort of fall apart, but this is still a pretty good book that's mostly about monster movies and the shared cultural traumas that informed them. Plus, a rad Edward Gorey cover!
Oofa doofa this early 90s book's take on trans issues is Really Fucking Bad.
Take two on seasonally appropriate nonfiction!
A Cultural History of Horror. David Skal's nonfiction has a very calming effect on me...always something I can sink my teeth into.
If you like your horror movies with cultural relevance, this book's for you. A vastly entertaining & enlighteningly serious read, Skal takes you through America's decades explaining how many movies & their themes were influenced by the scares of those times, like radioactivity, Communism, the pill. Surprising! #PairWith: Almond Joy Martini: 1 oz 3 Olives Chocolate Vodka, 1 oz Frangelico, 1 oz coconut rum; shake with ice, strain, serve chilled.