A New Heritage of Horror by David B Pirie

A New Heritage of Horror by David B Pirie

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A book on the British horror movie to detect and analyse the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' It has revised author's original work, bringing the story into the 21st century.

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A New Heritage of Horror by David B Pirie

A book on the British horror movie to detect and analyse the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' It has revised author's original work, bringing the story into the 21st century.
David Pirie's books include 'The Vampire Cinema' and 'Anatomy of the Movies'. A former Film Editor of 'Time Out', he's now a successful screenwriter of productions of a gothic or noir flavour, like 'The Woman in White', 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Murder Rooms'.
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ISBN 13 9781845114824
ISBN 10 1845114825
Title A New Heritage of Horror
Author David B Pirie
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2007-12-19
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.