The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s

by Scott Aaron Stine

For the uninitiated the author has obligingly supplied a definition for the slasher/splatter "Any motion picture which contains scenes of extreme violence in graphic and grisly detail...." For those film viewers who think this is a good thing and are more likely to select The Texas Chainsaw Massacre than The Remains of the Day, or for those who are not quite sure but are nevertheless drawn to the phantasmagoric, or for those horrified by gratuitous violence and blood for blood's sake but are researching this filmic phenomenon, this reference book provides all the gory details. From At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul Away to Zombie 2: The Dead Are Among Us, this book is an exhaustive study of the splatter films of the 1960s and 1970s. After a history of the development of the genre, the main meat of the book is a filmography. Each entry includes extensive credits, alternate names and foreign release titles; availability of the film on videocassette; availability of soundtracks and film novelization; and reviews. Extensive cross-referencing is also included.

Genres: Horror, Film, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2000

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look at that brilliant cover! Inside you'll find a quite good history of the splatter film, get introduced to all the major splatter films (with packet shots of the movie). This forms the main body of the book. After that you'll read about snuff, the making of an urban legend and learn about video sources. The books is a bit dated but comes up with fascinating and partly obscure stuff. Really recommended!