Jason Zinoman

A finales de la década de los sesenta, el terror era un género encallado en el pasado, confinado a los autocines y las salas de serie Z y despreciado por la crítica. “Sesión Sangrienta” cuenta la sor

Cómo un excéntrico puñado de cineastas 'outsiders' nos provocaron pesadillas, conquistaron Hollywood e inventaron el Terror Moderno

Relato sobre cómo cineastas outsiders revolucionaron el cine de terror en los años 70, conquistando Hollywood y reinventando el género.

In the dark underbelly of 1970s cinema, an unlikely group of directors rewrote the rules of horror, breathing new life into the genre and captivating audiences like never beforeMuch has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but while Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese were producing their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film. Shock Value tells the unlikely story of how directors like Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, and John Carpenter revolutionized the genre, plumbing their deepest anxieties to bring a gritty realism and political edge to their craft. From Rosemarys Baby to Halloween, the films they unleashed on the world created a template for horror that has been relentlessly imitated but rarely matched. Based on unprecedented access to the genres major players, this is an enormously entertaining account of a hugely influential golden age in American film.