Italian Horror Film Directors

<p> There is no cinema with such effect as that of the hallucinatory Italian horror film. From Riccardo Freda's <I>I Vampiri</I> in 1956 to <I>Il Cartaio</I> in 2004 this work recounts the origins of the genre celebrates at length ten of its auteurs and discusses the noteworthy films of many others associated with the genre.</p><p> The directors discussed in detail are Dario Argento Lamberto Bava Mario Bava Ruggero Deodato Lucio Fulci Umberto Lenzi Antonio Margheriti Aristide Massaccesi Bruno Mattei and Michele Soavi. Each chapter includes a biography a detailed career account discussion of influences both literary and cinematic commentary on the films with plots and production details and an exhaustive filmography.</p><p> A second section contains short discussions and selected filmographies of other important horror directors. The work concludes with a chapter on the future of Italian horror and an appendix of important horror films by directors other than the 50 profiled. Stills posters and behind-the-scenes shots illustrate the book.</p>