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Phantom Ladies: Hollywood Horror and the Home Front
Tim Snelson
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Defying industry logic and gender expectations, women started flocking to see horror films in the early 1940s. The departure of the young male audience and the surprise success of the film Cat People convinced studios that there was an untapped female audience for horror movies, and they adjusted their production and marketing strategies accordingly.
Phantom Ladies reveals the untold story of how the Hollywood horror film changed dramatically in the early 1940s, including both female heroines and female monsters while incorporating elements of “women’s genres” like the gothic mystery. Drawing from a wealth of newly unearthed archival material, ... Read more
Defying industry logic and gender expectations, women started flocking to see horror films in the early 1940s. The departure of the young male audience and the surprise success of the film Cat People convinced studios that there was an untapped female audience for horror movies, and they adjusted their production and marketing strategies accordingly.
Phantom Ladies reveals the untold story of how the Hollywood horror film changed dramatically in the early 1940s, including both female heroines and female monsters while incorporating elements of “women’s genres” like the gothic mystery. Drawing from a wealth of newly unearthed archival material, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813570426
SKU
V9780813570426
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About Tim Snelson
TIM SNELSON is a lecturer in media history at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.
Reviews for Phantom Ladies: Hollywood Horror and the Home Front
"One of the freshest, most vibrant books examining how feminine audiences and the demands of wartime shaped the horror and fantasy films of World War II. Absolutely compelling reading, this is a page turner in every sense of the word!"
Wheeler Winston Dixon
author of A Short History of Film
“In this lively, original work, Tim Snelson examines the female-monster ... Read more
Wheeler Winston Dixon
author of A Short History of Film
“In this lively, original work, Tim Snelson examines the female-monster ... Read more