Black Sunday by Martyn Conterio
Despite its reputation as one of the greatest and most influential of all horror films, there is surprisingly little literature dedicated to Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), and this contribution to the Devil's Advocates series is the first single book dedicated to it. Martyn Conterio places the film in the historical context of being one of the first sound Italian horror films and how its success kick-started the Italian horror boom. The author considers the particularly Italian perspective on the gothic that the film pioneered and its fresh and pioneering approach to horror tropes such as the vampire and the witch and considers how the casting of British 'Scream Queen' Barbara Steele was crucial to the film's effectiveness and success.
Throughout, Conterio's approach, while immensely in-depth, is conversational in tone and very accessibleHis humour (he describes one character as Asa's bitch) and breathtaking insight ensure this monograph is an invaluable read for anyone with an interest, not only in Bava's work, but in the history of Italian horror cinema. Essential. * Exquisite Terror *
Martyn Conterio is a film writer based in the South East of England. To date, he has written a study of Mario Bava's Black Sunday, in Auteur's Devil's Advocates series, and a monograph on George Miller's Mad Max, for Auteur's Constellations collection. He contributes to numerous print and online publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906733834 |
| ISBN 10 | 190673383X |
| Title | Black Sunday |
| Author | Martyn Conterio |
| Series | Devil's Advocates |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2015-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 100 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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