Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989 - by Roberto Curti (Paperback)

About the Book

"The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s. Horror films proved commercially successful in the first half of the decade, but the rise of made-for-TV products resulted in the gradual disappearance of genre products from the big screen. This book examines all the Italian Gothic films of the 1980s"--

Book Synopsis

The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s, with masters such as Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda dying or retiring and young filmmakers such as Lamberto Bava (Macabro, Demons) and Michele Soavi (The Church) surfacing.

Horror films proved commercially successful in the first half of the decade thanks to Dario Argento (both as director and producer) and Lucio Fulci, but the rise of made-for-TV products has resulted in the gradual disappearance of genre products from the big screen.

This book examines all the Italian Gothic films of the 1980s. It includes previously unpublished trivia and production data taken from official archive papers, original scripts and interviews with filmmakers, actors and scriptwriters. The entries include a complete cast and crew list, plot summary, production history and analysis. Two appendices list direct-to-video releases and made-for-TV films.

Review Quotes

"When you put [the book] down and immediately want to investigate a movie future, that shows the author has intrigued your brain enough for you to move further down that path."-Kitley's Krypt.

About the Author

Roberto Curti is an Italian film historian and the author of books on Italian Gothic and giallo cinema, plus critical biographies of European filmmakers such as Riccardo Freda, Tonino Valerii, Elio Petri, Marco Ferreri, and Jesús Franco. He lives in Cortona, Italy.