Vampire Films of the 1970s
Dracula to Blacula and Every Fang Between| By: | Gary A. Smith |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786497799 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781476625591 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The 1970s were turbulent times and the films made then reflected the fact. Vampire movies--always a cinema staple--were no exception. Spurred by the worldwide success of Hammer Film's Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1969), vampire movies filled theaters for the next ten years--from the truly awful to bonafide classics. Audiences took the good with the bad and came back for more. Providing a critical review of the genre's overlooked Golden Age, this book explores a mixed bag from around the world, including The Vampire Lovers (1970), Dracula Versus Frankenstein (1971), Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973), 'Salem's Lot (1975), Dracula Sucks (1978) and Love at First Bite (1979) and many others.