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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter One Horror in Three Dimensions: House of Wax and Creature From The Black Lagoon. . . . . . . . . . 34 Chapter Two The Color of Blood: Hammer Films and The Curse of Frankenstein . . . . . . . . . . .92 Chapter Three "Look into the Hypnotic Eye!" Exhibitor Financing and Distributor Hype in Fifties Horror Cinema. . . .125 Chapter Four "A Sissified Bela Lugosi": Vincent Price, William Castle, and AIP's Poe Adaptations. . . . . . . .179 Chapter Five Grind House or Art House? Astor Pictures and Peeping Tom. . . . . . .. 226 Chapter Six American International Goes International: New Markets, Runaway Productions, And Black Sabbath. . .. . . . . . ..273 Chapter Seven Television Syndication and the Birth of the "Orphans": Horror Films in the Local TV Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Chapter Eight Demon Children and the Birth of Adult Horror: William Castle, Roman Polanski, and Rosemary's Baby. . . . 374 Chapter Nine Family Monsters and Urban Matinees: Continental Distributing and Night of the Living Dead. . . . . . .372 Conclusion The Horror Film in the New Hollywood. . . 419 Appendix 1 American International Television..........470 2 Allied Artists Television..................479 3 Associated Artists Productions.............481 4 Atlantic Television........................483 5 M and A Alexander Productions..............484 6 Comet Film Distributors....................485 7 Desilu Sales...............................486 8 Embassy Pictures...........................488 9 Flamingo Television Sales..................491 10 Four Star International....................494 11 Independent Television Corporation (ITC)...496 12 Medallion TV Enterprises...................499 13 NBC Films..................................503 14 National Telefilm Associates (NTA).........507 15 Prime T.V. ................................509 16 Roberts and Barry..........................510 17 Screen Entertainment.......................513 18 Screen Gems................................515 19 Television Enterprises Corporation (TEC)...518 20 Teleworld....................... . . . . . . 520 21 Thunderbird Films..........................522 22 Trans-Lux Television . . . . . . . . . . . 524 23 United Artists Associates..................525 24 Video Artists..............................527 25 Video Cinema Films.........................529 26 Walter Reade-Sterling......................531 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .541
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Horror films United States History and criticism