Fear itself
Subtitle: horror on screen and in reality during the Depression and World War II
By: Melvin E. Matthews, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers; McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780786443130
Subjects: Horror films -- United States -- History and criticism; Fear -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "This book demonstrates how horror films of the 1930s and 1940s reflected specific events and personalities of the era, most notably the Great Depression and World War II. Beginning with Dracula and Frankenstein (1931), it relates the many ways that horror films and society intersected"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.