A Year of Fear

This eclectic overview of horror cinema offers up a collection of horror films for practically any occasion and literally every day of the year. For example, the author recommends commemorating United Nations Day (October 24) with a screening of The Colossus of New York, whose startling climax takes place at the U.N. Building. Each day-by-day entry includes the movie title, production year, plot summary and critique, along with a brief explanation of how the film fits into the history of that particular day and interesting anecdotes on the film’s production.

Bryan Senn’s work has appeared in Filmfax, Cult Movies, Shivers, Midnight Marquee Press and Monsters from the Vault. The author of numerous books on the history of cinema, he lives in Montana.

Bryan Senn
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 560
Bibliographic Info: 218 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2007
pISBN: 978-0-7864-3196-0
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1090-0
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments      vii

Introduction      1

The Films      3

Bibliography      525

Index      527

“When Bryan Senn writes books on cinema, many monster movie fans know he grabs their attention right away and won’t let go”—Scary Monsters Magazine; “excellent”—Big Reel; “provides lengthy reviews…the pieces are informed and amusing…great fun”—Film Review; “fascinating…you can hardly put it down. Senn is one of the best genre writers working today. And boy, he has outdone himself this time! I love it.”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “commendable”—Video Watchdog; “one of the most readable…addictive-horror film books to come along in years…keeps readers on their toes…fascinating…too much fun to miss”—Monsters from the Vault.