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 Abominable Snowman
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
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An American Werewolf in London
1981, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Anatomist
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
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And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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And Soon the Darkness
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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The Anniversary
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Asphyx
1972 — a.k.a. The Horror of Death, in 0 top lists Check -
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Asylum
1972, in 1 top list Check -
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The Awakening
1980, in 0 top lists Check -
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Back-Room Boy
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Beast in the Cellar
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Beast Must Die
1974, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Bed Sitting Room
1969, in 3 top lists Check -
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Behemoth the Sea Monster
1959 — a.k.a. The Giant Behemoth, in 0 top lists Check -
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Berserk
1967 — a.k.a. Circus of Terror, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Bespoke Overcoat
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Birthday Party
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Black Panther
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Black Torment
1964 — a.k.a. Estate of Insanity, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Blood Beast Terror
1968 — a.k.a. The Vampire-Beast Craves Blood, in 0 top lists Check -
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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Blood of the Vampire
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Body Stealers
1969 — a.k.a. Thin Air, in 0 top lists Check -
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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Brides of Dracula
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Burke & Hare
1972 — a.k.a. Horrors of Burke and Hare, in 0 top lists Check -
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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The Caretaker
1963 — a.k.a. The Guest, in 0 top lists Check -
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Carry on Screaming!
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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Castle Sinister
1932, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Cat and the Canary
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cat Girl
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
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Children of the Damned
1964, in 0 top lists Check -
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Circus of Horrors
1960 — a.k.a. Phantom of the Circus, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Comeback
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Company of Wolves
1984, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Corpse
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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Corridors of Blood
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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Corruption
1968 — a.k.a. Carnage, in 0 top lists Check -
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Countess Dracula
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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Craze
1974 — a.k.a. Demon Master, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Creeping Flesh
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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Crescendo
1970, in 0 top lists Check -
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Crimes at the Dark House
1940, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
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Crucible of Terror
1971, in 0 top lists Check
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