{"product_id":"american-nightmares","title":"American Nightmares","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Nightmares\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eby Paolo Zelati\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e546 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e6x9 size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eThrough 33 interviews with as many masters of American fantastic cinema, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eAmerican Nightmares\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e traces the evolution of one of the most thrilling and creatively stimulating periods in the history of horror cinema: the New American Horror (mid-1960s to late 1980s). The book compares the artistic, social, and political perspectives of those who, whether consciously or unconsciously, for over thirty years have narrated, criticized, and depicted the changes taking place in American society through fantastic cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eThe interviews are all unpublished, conducted in person by the author between 2003 and 2013, and presented in full in English for the first time. Here are the PROTAGONISTS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eRichard Matheson (Writer, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eI am Legend\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eRoger Corman (Director, Screenwriter, Producer: \u003cb\u003eTales of Terror\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJack Hill (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eSpider Baby\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eHerschell Gordon Lewis (Director, Producer, Screenwriter \u003cb\u003e2000 Maniacs\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eGeorge A. Romero (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eNight of the Livig Dead\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eSean Cunningham (Director, Screenwriter, Producer: \u003cb\u003eFriday te 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eBob Clark (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eDeathdream\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eTobe Hooper (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eLarry Cohen (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eIt's Alive\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eWilliam Friedkin (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJohn Carpenter (Director, Screenwriter, Composer: \u003cb\u003eHalloween\u003c\/b\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eDavid Cronenberg (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eRabid \u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDon Coscarelli (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003ePhantasm\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eMeir Zarchi (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eI spit on your Grave\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eRichard Donner (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJoe Dante (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eGremlins\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJohn Sayles (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eThe Howling\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJohn Landis (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eAn American Werewolf in London\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJeff Lieberman (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eSquirm\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eJohn Boorman (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eBill Lustig (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eManiac\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eFrank Henenlotter (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eBasket Case\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eDan O'Bannon (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eReturn of the Living Dead\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eBrian Yuzna (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eSociety\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eStuart Gordon (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eRe-Animator\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eDennis Paoli (Screenwritere: \u003cb\u003eRe-Animator\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eLloyd Kaufman (Director, Screenwriter, Producer: \u003cb\u003eThe Toxic Avenger\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eTom Holland (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eFright Night\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eFred Dekker (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eNight of the Creeps\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eEthan Wiley (Director, Screenwriter: \u003cb\u003eHouse\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eThe Chiodo Brothers (Directors, Screenwriters, Producers, FX creators: \u003cb\u003eKiller Klowns from Outer Space\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eClive Barker (Director, Screenwriter, Writer: \u003cb\u003eHellraiser\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 150%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eMick Garris (Director, Screenwriter, Producer: \u003cb\u003eMasters of Horror)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaolo Zelati\u003c\/strong\u003e, Born in 1975, graduated in “Foreign Languages and Literatures “at the University of Bologna. Expert and lover of Fanta \/ Horror Cinema and Literature, he lives in Mantua, Italy, where he works as a Screenwriter, Journalist and Film Historian. Between 2003 and 2005 he collaborated with Lloyd Kaufman's Troma and the newborn Italian company Arstone in order to import in Italy the colorful world of the well-known American independent Company. As a Film critic he wrote for several Italian and International magazines\/newspapers and collaborated with many Film Festivals. During the last 15 years he has worked as agent for the Italian masters of horror (Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Stivaletti, Asia Argento...) bringing them to conventions and festivals around the world. Paolo owns the largest Italian posters collection known and, during the years, he did organize several Posters Exhibitions around Italy. Since January 2021, Zelati is the proud Italian Ambassador of the George A. Romero Foundation (GARF). “American Nightmares” (published in Italy in 2014) is the author's first English-language book. More about Paolo Zelati at \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003ewww.paolozelati.it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePODCAST with PAOLO:  \u003c\/strong\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cfe6cFjKICA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49491811434755,"sku":"ifw1787292039533","price":30.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2202\/3427\/files\/american-nightmares_1.jpg?v=1787292045","url":"https:\/\/trendpulseboutique.shop\/products\/american-nightmares","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}