Reel to Reel: Mutants, Monsters and Madmen

Geek Pundit Blake M. Petit turns his attention to scary movies. In this eBook edition of his online project, Blake examines 40 of the most memorable, most influential, and most entertaining thrillers and horror movies, following the way the filmmakers have developed the tropes and techniques of fear for over 90 years. This new edition includes five new entries not included in the original online edition. Films discussed in this book include:*The Golem (1920)*Nosferatu (1922)*The Phantom of the Opera (1925)*Dracula (1931)*Frankenstein (1931)*The Mummy (1932)*Freaks (1932)*Cat People (1942)*The Fly (1958)*Peeping Tom (1960)*Psycho (1960)*Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Terror (1962)*Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)*The Haunting (1963)*The Birds (1963)*Wait Until Dark (1967)*Night of the Living Dead (1968)*Last House on the Left (1972)*The Exorcist (1973)*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)*Jaws (1975)*Carrie (1976)*Suspiria (1977)*Halloween (1978)*Alien (1979)*The Shining (1980)*Friday the 13th (1980)*The Evil Dead (1981)*Poltergeist (1982)*The Thing (1982)*A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)*Return of the Living Dead (1985)*Hellraiser (1987)*Child's Play (1988)*Misery (1990)*Scream (1996)*Ringu (1998)*The Blair Witch Project (1999)*Saw (2004)*The Cabin in the Woods (2012)