| Description |
357 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Have you got a magnificent problem? -- Part 1. Wound-gatherers: The entity; Paranormal activity -- Part 2. Broken dolls: The corruption of Chris Miller; The blue eyes of the broken doll; Singapore sling; Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly; The rats are coming!; The werewolves are here!; Martyrs; Images; 3 women; Sisters -- Part 3. All safe and dead: The glass ceiling; All the colors of the dark; Gently before she dies; Anima Persa; Let's scare Jessica to death; The reincarnation of Peter Proud; The haunting of Julia -- Part 4. Secret ceremonies: Ms.45; Four flies on grey velvet; Autopsy; The perfume of the lady in black; Toys are not for children; Secret ceremony; The witch who came from the sea; Daddy; The geography of fear; The ladies club; A gun for Jennifer; Defenceless -- Part 5. Afterschool special: Trance; May; The collector; Out of the blue; Don't deliver us from evil; Alucarda; Cutting moments; In my skin -- Part 6. The strange passenger: Marnie; Born innocent; Christiane F.; Streetwise; A lizard in a woman's skin; Footprints; Nabi: the butterfly; La nuit des traquées; Love me deadly; Nekromantik -- Part 7. You've always loved violence: The whip and the body; The frightened woman; The isle; Bad guy; The blood spattered bride; Rebecca -- Part 8. Heal me with hatred: Symptoms; Prey; Cat people; The devils; The killer nun; Mademoiselle; The piano teacher -- Part 9. Piercing reality: The other side of the underneath; The brood; Possession; Szamanka; Man, woman and beast; Antichrist -- Part 10. You carry a coffin today: Venus drowning; Mermaid in a manhole -- Epilogue: The monster at the end of this book -- Appendix: Compendium of female neurosis |
| Summary |
"House of Psychotic Women is an autobiographical exploration of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films. Anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, trivia and confrontational imagery to create a reflective personal history and examination of female madness, both onscreen and off."--Publisher description |
| Notes |
"... this appendix ... fills out half the physical density of the book ... is a cross-section of horror and violent exploitation films that feature disturbed or neurotic women ... includes capsules of films discussed previously in the narrative as well as other films ..."p. [210] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Horror films.
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Mental illness in motion pictures.
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Women in motion pictures.
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| ISBN |
190325468X (hbk.) |
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1903254698 (paperback) |
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9781903254684 (hbk.) |
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9781903254691 (paperback) |
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