Necronomicon I: The Journal of Horror and Erotic Cinema [Paperback]

Andy Black (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Necronomicon | Publication Date: September 1996

Necronomicon: Book one continues the singular, thought-provoking exploration of transgressive cinema begun by the much-respected and acclaimed magazine of the same name. The transition to annual book format has allowed for even greater depth and diversity within the journal's trademarks of progressive critique and striking photographic content. Includes:
* Jean Rollin: The surreal and the sapphic
* Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Exploitation or modern fairytale?
* Barbara Steele: Icon of S/M horror
* Frightmare: Peter Walker's psycho-delirium classic
* Marco Ferreri: Sadean cinema of excess
* Deep Throat: Pornography as primitive spectacle
* Dario Argento: Tortured looks and visual displeasure
* Last Tango in Paris: Circles of sex and death
* H P Lovecraft: Visions of crawling chaos
* Witchfinder General: Michael Reeves' classic of visceral violence
* Herschell G. Lewis: Compulsive tales and cannibal feasts
* Evil Dead: From slapstick to splatshtick
* And much more....

Editorial Reviews

Review

Intelligent, glossy...a must for anyone interested in blood, bondage and B-movies. -- Little Picture Show

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Creation Books (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1871592372
• ISBN-13: 978-1871592375
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,167,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great topics: Evil Dead, H.P. Lovecraft & Barbara Steele, November 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Necronomicon I: The Journal of Horror and Erotic Cinema (Paperback)

This book contain essays and reviews of various horror topics. Three of my favorites were on Barbara Steele, The Evil Dead and movie adaptions of H.P. Lovecraft stories. The movies of Barbara Steele are cult classics and hard to obtain. Black Sunday and others are discussed in this Journal. With the recent reissue of the Evil Dead on video, the article discussing this movies is a timely one. I agree with the article on the movies made of H.P. Lovecraft's stories-none have done justice to his writing. One of the better movies however, is video Necromonmicon which is a collection of several of Lovecraft's stories. In this journal I was also introduced to the films of Jean Rollin and others. All in all, it was good to read about my favorites and learn more about similar material out there.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and informative, March 29, 2000

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Billie Tyler (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Necronomicon I: The Journal of Horror and Erotic Cinema (Paperback)

This book contains a real mix of material, the best of which is fascinating and the worst of which is typical fan writing. For me, the article on "Evil Dead" was the most insightful and really made me think differently about the relationship between horror and humour. I would recommend this book to anybody with an educated interest in the subject.