{"product_id":"nightmare-usa","title":"Nightmare USA","description":"\u003cp\u003eRunning to 528 large-format pages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNightmare USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a veritable encyclopedia of grindhouse cinema - it's one of the most acclaimed genre film books ever published, and after having Sold Out three times over already, it's finally back in print!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eA kaleidoscopic journey through the heyday of Horror and Exploitation Cinema in America!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Quentin Tarantino (\u003cstrong\u003eKill Bill\u003c\/strong\u003e) to Eli Roth (\u003cstrong\u003eHostel\u003c\/strong\u003e), the young guns of modern Hollywood just can't get enough of that exploitation film high. That's because, between 1970 and 1985, American Exploitation movies went berserk. With censorship relaxed, and the gate to excess wide open, horror - the Exploitation genre\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epar excellence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- offered a vibrant alternative to the mainstream of American cinema. Luridly titled wonders like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Headless Eyes, Scream Bloody Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHitch Hike to Hell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere everywhere, from the drive-ins of Texas to the grindhouses of New York, touting a combination of mind-bruising violence, weird sex and drug-soaked delirium. Massively popular around the world, American exploitation movies added immensely to the richness of the nation's cinema, but they have remained\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epersona non grata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein most serious studies of American film. Until now...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt on five years of research,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightmare USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the development of America's subterranean horror film industry, spotlighting some of the wildest films imaginable from an era unchecked by censorship or 'good taste.' Ranging from cult favourites like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Drink Your Blood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto stylish mind-benders like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand ultra-violent shockers like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't Go in the House\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightmare USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egoes where no other in-depth study has gone before, revealing the fascinating true stories behind classics and obscurities alike. Stephen Thrower, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond Terror\u003c\/b\u003e, the definitive book on Italian gore maestro Lucio Fulci, has explored the attics and cellars of American cinema, delved beneath the floorboards, peered between the walls, searching for the strangest, most exotic cine-lifeforms...\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightmare USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the reader's guide to what lies beyond the mainstream of American horror, dispelling the shadows to meet the men and women behind fifteen years of screen terror: the Exploitation Independents!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis massive overview of the Horror genre's development through the 1970s and 1980s features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn-depth EXCLUSIVE interviews with twenty-five grindhouse movie makers, many of whom are discussing their work for the first time ever in print, including David Durston (\u003cstrong\u003eI Drink Your Blood\u003c\/strong\u003e), Robert Endelson (\u003cstrong\u003eFight for Your Life\u003c\/strong\u003e), Frederick Friedel (\u003cstrong\u003eAxe\u003c\/strong\u003e), Don Jones (\u003cstrong\u003eSchoolgirls in Chains\u003c\/strong\u003e); and Joseph Ellison (\u003cstrong\u003eDon't Go in the House\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 175 individual films reviewed, with full cast and crew credits compiled by world-renowned cinema archivist Julian Grainger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVast quantities of previously unpublished stills, posters, press-books, plus behind-the-scenes photographs from the filmmakers' own collections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection One: The Exploitation Independents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 25,000 word essay charting the rise of Exploitation Horror: from Herschell Gordon Lewis and George Romero to the Slasher phenomenon of the 1980s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection Two: Essays on Films and Filmmakers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirty Games in Hollywood - the career of James Bryan (\u003cstrong\u003eDon't Go in the Woods\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eThe Frozen Scream Is a Clean Machine - Renee Harmon (\u003cstrong\u003eFrozen Scream\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eThe Fiend from Prime-Time - John Peyser on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Centerfold Girls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarolina on My Mind - the films of Frederick Friedel (\u003cstrong\u003eAxe, Kidnapped Coed\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eIt Came from New Jersey! - Douglas McKeown on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Deadly Spawn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet's Play Nasty - the films of Don Jones (\u003cstrong\u003eSchoolgirls in Chains, The Love Butcher, The Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eLouisiana Screamin' - James L. Wilson on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScreams of a Winter Night\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSatan Was an Acid-Head! - the films of David Durston (\u003cstrong\u003eI Drink Your Blood, Stigma\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eDon't Make Me Do Anything Bad, Mother... - Joseph Ellison on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't Go in the House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf You Go Down in the Caves Today - Mark Sawicki on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Strangeness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Vigilante of 42nd Street - Robert Endelson on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFight for Your Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Living Dead at the All-Night Mall - Willard Huyck on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMessiah of Evil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood After Dark - the films of John Hayes (\u003cstrong\u003eGrave of the Vampire, Dream No Evil, Garden of the Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eWhat Really Happened to Tony Vorno's Victims? - Daniel DiSomma on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictims\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf At First You Don't Succeed... - the films of Tony Malanowski (\u003cstrong\u003eNight of Horror, Curse of the Screaming Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003ePunished By the Sun - Marc B. Ray on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScream Bloody Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing Pains - John Ballard on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriday the 13th: The Orphan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlood Relations - the films of Irv \u0026amp; Wayne Berwick (\u003cstrong\u003eHitch Hike to Hell, Microwave Massacre\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eMind Before Matter - Robert Allen Schnitzer on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Premonition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpawn of Venice Beach - Stephen Traxler on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlithis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the Black Room - the films of Norman Thaddeus Vane (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Room, The Horror Star\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eRobert Voskanian \u0026amp; Robert Dadashian - Raising\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Child\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho's the Ghostest with the Mostest? - the films of Fredric Hobbs (\u003cstrong\u003eAlabama's Ghost, Godmonster of Indian Flats\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eTo Sleep, Perchance to Scream - George Barry on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath Bed: The Bed That Eats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--- supplemented in the text by a further twenty interviews with cast and crew members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection Three: Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of a further 120 films, with additional notes and commentaries on the reviews by Roger Watkins (director:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLast House on Dead End Street\u003c\/strong\u003e), Walter Dallenbach (writer:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychopath\u003c\/strong\u003e), Jeremy Hoenack (director:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dark Ride\u003c\/strong\u003e), Christopher Speeth (director:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalatesta's Carnival of Blood\u003c\/strong\u003e), John Wintergate (director:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoardingHouse\u003c\/strong\u003e), Wayne Bell (composer:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath Trap\u003c\/strong\u003e), Michael Gornick (cinematographer:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin\u003c\/strong\u003e), Don Leifert (star:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiend\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e289mm x 250mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtent:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e528 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-1-903254-46-2\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FAB Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45722741637294,"sku":"9781903254462","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/1903254469copy.jpg?v=1725875302","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/nightmare-usa","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}