Cette série explore les recoins sombres du genre horrifique, offrant des analyses perspicaces et des critiques acerbes de films d'horreur emblématiques et moins connus. Chaque volume examine diverses facettes de ces œuvres troublantes, en analysant leur impact culturel, leurs fondements psychologiques et leurs techniques cinématographiques. C'est une lecture essentielle pour les aficionados de l'horreur et les cinéphiles, offrant une plongée profonde dans ce qui rend le genre si durablement terrifiant.
David Lynch's prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me has received renewed appreciation with the broadcast of Twin Peaks: The Return. Lindsay Hallam argues that what Lynch created was not a parody of soap opera and detective television but a horror movie. She examines initial reaction to and subsequent reevaluation of the film.
Few films have had the influence and impact of The Blair Witch Project (1999). Its arrival was a horror cinema palette cleanser after a decade of serial killers and postmodern intertextuality, a bare bones 'found footage' trend setter. In this Devil's Advocate, Peter Turner tells the story of the film from his conception and production then provides a unique analysis of the techniques used, their appeal to audiences and the themes that helped make the film such an international hit, including the pionerring internet marketing.