Phantom ladies
Subtitle: Hollywood horror and the home front
By: Tim Snelson
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780813570433; 9780813570426
Subjects: Sex role in motion pictures; History and criticism; Women in motion pictures; Horror films; Motion pictures and women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Horror on the home front; title: Rebecca meets the Wolfman at RKO: the emergence of the female monster cycle, 1942-1943; title: Series, sequels and double bills: the evolution of the female monster cycle, 1943-1944; title: "A" class monsters: the escalation into prestige productions, 1944-1945; title: From whatdunit to whodunit: the postwar psychologization of horror, 1945-1946; title: Conclusion: Only for the duration.