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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823065103321

Autore

Shelley Peter <1962->

Titolo

Australian horror films, 1973-2010 / / Peter Shelley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, N.C., : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-283-60164-8

9786613914095

0-7864-8993-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/6164

791.436164

Soggetti

Horror films - Australia - History and criticism

Motion pictures - Australia - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; The Films; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This pioneering work provides in-depth coverage of 76 horror films produced in Australia, where serial killers, carnivorous animals, mutants, zombies, vampires and evil spirits all receive the ""antipodean"" cinematic treatment unique to the Land Down Under. Titles covered were released between 1973 and 2010, a period coinciding with the revival of the long-dormant Australian film industry in the early 1970s, and continuing into the second wave of genre production spurred by the international success of the 2005 chiller Wolf Creek. The Cars That Ate Paris, The Last Wave, Roadgames, Razorback,