Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema

Great companion book to American Gothic , the author really knows his stuff . Book was purchased as used from seller , book was listed as very good and when I opened the box and removed packing , I was floored because I think seller lied ...the book should have been listed as excellent or maybe even brand new and I even got it less than cover price excellent job

Esteemed genre scholar Jonathan Rigby offers another exhaustive, compelling film history — this time of the Continental tradition of horror films. A fine companion to ENGLISH GOTHIC and AMERICAN GOTHIC. Exquisitely written.

Very accomplished, comprehensive survey of European horror movies. Lots of detail. Generous discussion of hundreds of films. A good read.

Excellent overview of European horror films by one of my favorite authors. The book covers a wide array of movies (some of the films were new to me, which is always fun). This book is highly recommended.

Another fine reference book by Rigby. He picks films that represent gothic European movies and he does a really neat job on the subject. I don't always agree with his take on some movies but I am surprised by how many I do agree totally with.

Wonderful book.I enjoy Rigbys books for the knowledge of old horrors he possesses.I have found out about movies I never heard of before.

Incredibly in-depth, this is a textbook!!

Outstanding work.

Rather than being mired in fiddly intrinsically pedantic minutiae, Rigby allows each period of european dark macabre cinema good breathing room, rattles off many finer details of specific titles but mercifully rarely drags us down into overtly academic digression. There is a caveat of sorts at the opening authors gambit, whereof he says certain titles or directors had to be omitted either for brevity of the already hefty tome, or because the horrific/gothic elements were not sufficiently potent for inclusion. Fair enough. Though I would have liked a touch upon more of Haxan for instance. Otherwise, this book is crammed to the rafters quite literally with solid material rather than another cash-in knock off from someone's attic of memories.However you cut it, this is very well written by someone with boundless enthusiasm rather than mere dry academic credit. Yet he has lined up a plethora of insight mixed with well researched pertinent details that are not always accessible to the more commercially viable film study book. Illustrated with sufficient gusto, and some colour plates give it another angle of approach that is not overwhelming the text. So overall, very readable often humourous text that, at least to me, does not fall into the snooty snobbery of some dismissive similar mockery I have chanced upon. This is written by and for the enthusiast with wit and intelligence. Heavy in all the right ways, one could browse or read solidly for days. Sits well with his other gothic studies and particularly Studies in Terror which is a milestone of quality.

A great read if you want a history lesson

Excellent

Another excellent book by Rigby. This man really knows how review and inform about the horror film.

Amazing well researched book . A must for fans of classic horror.buy it before it's gone.