Fragments of Fear: An Illustrated History of British Horror Films
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"Fragments of Fear examines a wide range of British horror films and the stories behind them. The early melodramas of Tod Slaughter right through to Hammer and their rivals Tigon and Amicus, plus mavericks like Michael Reeves, sex/horror director Peter Walker and more recent talents such as Clive Barker, director of "Hellraiser", are all discussed. Films studied range in scope from the sadism of "Peeping Tom" to the mutant SF of "A Clockwork Orange" and the softcore porn/horror of Jose Larraz' "Vampyres".
Lavishly illustrated throughout, author Andy Boot unravels a tangled history and discovers many little-known gems amid the more familiar images of Hammer, including a wealth of exploitational cinema. Fragments of Fear establishes the British horror movie as a genre which can easily stand up to its more lauded American counterpart in the depth and diversity of its scope."
--From the back cover
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Anniversary
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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Back-Room Boy
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Bed Sitting Room
1969, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Birthday Party
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
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Carry on Screaming!
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Cat and the Canary
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Craze
1974 — a.k.a. Demon Master, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Ghost of St. Michael's
1941, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Ghost Train
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Ghost Train
1941, in 0 top lists Check -
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Horror Hospital
1973 — a.k.a. Computer Killers, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Horror of Frankenstein
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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The House in Nightmare Park
1973 — a.k.a. Crazy House, in 0 top lists Check -
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House of the Long Shadows
1983 — a.k.a. House of Long Shadows, in 0 top lists Check -
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I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Lair of the White Worm
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Monster Club
1981, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952 — a.k.a. Vampire Over London, in 0 top lists Check -
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My Learned Friend
1943, in 1 top list Check -
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The Old Dark House
1963, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tales That Witness Madness
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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Theatre of Blood
1973 — a.k.a. Theater of Blood, in 2 top lists Check -
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Vampira
1974 — a.k.a. Old Drac, in 0 top lists Check -
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What a Carve Up!
1961 — a.k.a. No Place Like Homicide!, in 0 top lists Check
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