Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures ix
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. A return to Hammer and Beyond 1
7. Part I: Hammer and beyond: the British horror film
8. Introduction to the first edition 29
9. 1 For sadists only? The problem of British horror 32
10. 2 1945–55 55
11. 3 1956–64 89
12. 4 Frankenstein and Dracula 137
13. 5 1964–69 171
14. 6 Horror and the family 202
15. Conclusion 232
16. Part II: Selected writings on British horror film
17. The Amicus House of Horror 237
18. American vampires in Britain 255
19. Putting the Brit into Eurohorror 274
20. Afterword 291
21. Select bibliography 296
22. Index 304