![]() This entire section is pretty much dedicated to William Peter Blatty’s novel ‘The Exorcist’ (1971), detailing its ‘true story’ background and inspiration, as well as its adaptation into the motion picture of the same name (1973), and the mostly controversial reaction it initially received.įor this section, the book details the life and work of H.P. Principally covering the true crime story of the notorious ghoul Ed Gein, this first chapter briefly takes the reader through Gein’s story and then moves on to outlining a small collection of the films that it influenced – ‘Psycho’ (1960), ‘Deranged’ (1974), ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974) and ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’ (1991). The introduction itself sets the tone and overall exploratory mood off perfectly for the following twenty-six chapters, taking us through the length and breadth of the horror genre. The book begins with a seven page introduction by Clive Barker that introduces the principles behind horror and its pivotal place within our cultural and personal lives. The TV series covered just twenty-one of the chapters that are found within the book, with two of the specific TV segments differing from those of the accompanying book’s chapters. ![]() First published back in April of 1997, ‘Clive Barker’s A-Z Of Horror’ was an A-Z reference guide to the horror genre, compiled by Stephen Jones to accompany the six-part BBC TV series which ran from October 1997 to January 1998. ![]()
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