{"product_id":"shock-value-isbn-9780143121367","title":"Shock Value","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the dark underbelly of 1970s cinema, an unlikely group of directors rewrote the rules of horror, breathing new life into the genre and captivating audiences like never before\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but while Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese were producing their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film. \u003ci\u003eShock Value\u003c\/i\u003e tells the unlikely story of how directors like Wes Craven, Roman Polanski, and John Carpenter revolutionized the genre, plumbing their deepest anxieties to bring a gritty realism and political edge to their craft. From \u003ci\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHalloween,\u003c\/i\u003e the films they unleashed on the world created a template for horror that has been relentlessly imitated but rarely matched. Based on unprecedented access to the genre’s major players, this is an enormously entertaining account of a hugely influential golden age in American film.“In \u003ci\u003eShock Value,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e scribe Zinoman attempts to give these directors the same treatment Peter Biskind gave Spielberg, Scorsese, and Coppola in his magnificent \u003ci\u003eEasy Riders, Raging Bulls.\u003c\/i\u003e In other words, he explains the filmmakers’ importance while never letting his cultural theorizing get in the way of a good production yarn or intriguing biographical nugget. Zinoman succeeds monstrously well in this mission…there is plenty here to make the most knowledgeable of horror fans’ head explode.” — \u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Not only is \u003ci\u003eShock Value\u003c\/i\u003e enormously well-researched — the book is based on the author's interviews with almost all of the movement's principals — it's also an unbelievable amount of fun. Zinoman writes with a strong narrative drive and a contagious charisma.”  — \u003cb\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eShock Value\u003c\/i\u003e] fuses biography (in this case, of such masters of horror as Wes Craven, John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper), production history, movie criticism and social commentary into a unified and irresistible story...You should finish a great movie book with your dander up and your Netflix queue swelled by at least a dozen titles. And on that count, \u003ci\u003eShock Value\u003c\/i\u003e more than delivers.” — \u003cb\u003eLaura Miller, Salon.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zinoman...concentrates on a handful of films and filmmakers that brought the corpse back to life during the late 1960s and early ’70s, and he convincingly conveys what made movies like 'Night of the Living Dead' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' different from anything that had come before: more unsettling, purer in their sense of dread...where \u003ci\u003eShock Value\u003c\/i\u003e excels is in its primary research, the stories of how the seminal shockers of this era came to be.” — \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Impassioned, articulate prose…Zinoman is such a literate, intelligent defender of the cause that his arguments are well worth reading. Even better, he has a knack for finding the characters in behind-the-scenes theatrics.” — \u003cb\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Though in-depth character bios and discussion of the changing movie business are fascinating, Zinoman’s shot-by-shot descriptions of groundbreaking films and championing of understated gems are even more impressive. This volume reveals just enough to satiate horror aficionados, while offering plenty for curious fright-seekers who want to explore the formative years of what’s become a billion-dollar industry.” — \u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Insightful, revealing, and thoroughly engrossing…Thoroughly researched, \u003ci\u003eShock Value\u003c\/i\u003e is chock full of nuggets of insider details that even the most hardcore horror fan might not know.”  — \u003cb\u003eAbout.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Between 1968 and 1976, all the films that redefined the horror movie were made: \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last House on the Left\u003c\/i\u003e, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e. In fluent reporter’s prose lent urgency by personal fascination, Zinoman tells how their creators made those paradigm-shifters…There are many good-bad and downright bad books about horror movies. Zinoman gives us the rare all-good book about them.” — \u003cb\u003eRoy Olson, Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“May well prove to be the most indispensable overview of modern horror.”  — \u003cb\u003eRue Morgue Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brisk, accessible and incisive...walks a tonal tightrope of entertaining prose and sobering deliberation.” — \u003cb\u003eFangoria Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Five Stars. The most effortlessly enchanting treatise on the American horror film since Stephen King’s \u003ci\u003eDanse Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e.... die-hard horror fans will worship it.”  — \u003cb\u003eBloodyDisgusting.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Zinoman \u003c\/b\u003eis a critic and reporter covering theater for \u003ci\u003eThe New York  Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also regularly written about movies, television, books  and sports for publications such as \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e.  He was the chief theater critic for \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York \u003c\/i\u003ebefore leaving to  write the On Stage and Off column in the Weekend section of the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e.  He grew up in Washington D.C. and now lives in Brooklyn.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305118224613,"sku":"NP9780143121367","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143121367.jpg?v=1767736553","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/shock-value-isbn-9780143121367","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}