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40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau

From devil child shockerAlice, Sweet Alice(1976) to Z-grade monochrome masterpieceZombies of Mora Tau(1957), join acclaimed film critic and author Jon Towlson on a tour of 40 great cult movies. Experience afresh cult classics likeFreaks(1932) andNight of the Living Dead(1968) and discover Euro art house rarities likeEdge of Sanity(1989).From punk classicSuburbia(1984) to Gasper Noe’s phantasmagoricEnter the Void(2009) to slasher oddityThe Redeemer: Son of Satan(1978), this book is sure to bring you some of the strangest movies you will ever see. And it will make you rediscover films you thought you already knew!Drawing on a lifetime of cult movie watching and over ten years of writing about cult movies for leading film magazines likeStarburst,ScreamandThe Dark Side, Jon Towlson has put together the definitive A-Z guide to some of the best cult cinema around. With artwork by the legendary Graham Humphreys!Acclaim for books by Jon TowlsonSubversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films fromFrankensteinto the Present(2014):"Brain candy for the critical horror fan" - RUE MORGUE"Fascinating and thought-provoking” - STARBURST"Opens your eyes to films you thought you knew" - POPMATTERS"If you're a serious horror fan, you need to read this book" - MOVIES MADE ME"Spectacular... informative and engaging” - HORRORTALKThe Turn to Gruesomeness in American Horror Films, 1931-1936(2016):"The book on 'classic horror' to beat" - VIDEO WATCHDOG"One of the best books on the golden age of horror ever written" - KILLER REVIEWS.Candyman(2018):"A brilliant analysis of the many layers that make Candyman a brilliant film” - JOSEPH MADDREY (AUTHOR OF NIGHTMARES IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE)"One of the most impressive books the [Devil's Advocates] series has produced” - VIEWFINDER MAGAZINEGlobal Horror Cinema Today: 28 Representative Films from 17 Countries(2021):"Towlson does a great job… an impressive piece of work” - HORRIFIED MAGAZINE.“An excellent guide to some of the best in horror films from across the world" - WHAT SLEEPS BENE

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