Italian Horror Film Directors  (English, Hardcover, Paul Louis)

There is no cinema with such effect as that of the hallucinatory horror of Italian horror films. From Riccardo Freda's I Vampiri in 1956 to Dario Argento's Nonhosonno in 2001 (a film hoping to return the genre to its glory period of the 1970s), this work recounts the origins of the genre, celebrates ten auteurs who have contributed to Italian horror, mentions the many who have made noteworthy films, and discusses the influential genres associated with Italian horror. The directors discussed in detail are Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava, Ruggero Deodata, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Antonia Margheriti, Aristede Massaccesi, Bruno Mattei, and Michele Soavi. Each section includes a short biography, a detailed account of the subject's career, discussion of influences both literary and cinematic, commentary on the films, with plots and production details, and an exhaustive filmography. The second section lists other important directors, each with a short discussion and selected filmography.The work concludes with a chapter on the future of Italian horror and an appendix of important horror films by other directors, and is richly illustrated with stills, posters, and behind-the-scenes shots.