The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films

<p> The horror genre harbors a number of films too bold or bizarre to succeed with mainstream audiences but offering unique startling and often groundbreaking qualities that have won them an enduring following. Beginning with Victor Sjostrom's <I>The Phantom Carriage</I> in 1921 this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades closing with William Winckler's <I>Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove</I> in 2005. It discusses the features that define a cult film trends and recurring symbols and changing iconography within the genre through insightful analysis of 88 movies. Included are works by popular directors who got their start with cult horror films including Oliver Stone David Cronenberg and Peter Jackson.</p>