Typical horror movies of the 1930s were often given a period setting in what looked like a kind of stylized 19th century... the sense of 'elsewhen', of distance, lent to many of these movies by their settings. They exist, as… — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
Like the panic stricken populace of 'The War of the Worlds' and countless other 1950s invasion movies, the victims are there to provide the… — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
Contemporary audiences, other than those making a deliberate historical leap, would find, say, the 1931 'Dracula' impossibly slow. — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
Occasional observers of horror movies have a nasty habit of asking why it is that there is always some poor misguided soul who opens… — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
Along with supernature and science, there is one other major source of horror movies disorder: the human psyche, most commonly homicidal psychosis. Unlike 'mad'… — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
In 'Play Misty For Me', its inexplicably assertive knife-woman nearly manages the impossible task of slaughtering Clint Eastwood. — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
In a Western or a thriller there is often room for reflection upon the coercive necessities; even, occasionally, some attempt to pose other possibilities.… — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
Typical horror movies of the 1930s were often given a period setting in what looked like a kind of stylized 19th century... the sense… — Andrew Tudor Copy Share Image
