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Acknowledgments.- Foreword, Joe Dante.- Introduction.- 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, 1968.- Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988.- Angel of Vengeance, Abel Ferrara, 1981.- Bad Taste, Peter Jackson, 1987.- Baise-moi, Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000.- Begotten, E. Elias Merhige, 1991.- Behind the Green Door, Artie Mitchell, Jim Mitchell, 1972.- La belle et la bête, Jean Cocteau, 1946.- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Russ Meyer, 1970.- The Big Lebowski, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998.- Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, 1982.- Blue Sunshine, Jeff Lieberman, 1978.- Brazil, Terry Gilliam, 1985.- Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale, 1935.- The Brood, David Cronenberg, 1979.- Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene, 1920.- Café Flesh, Stephen Sayadian, 1982.- Cannibal Holocaust, Ruggero Deodato, 1979.- Casablanca, Michael Curtiz, 1942.- Un chien andalou, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí,1928.- Coffy, Jack Hill, 1973.- Daughters of Darkness, Harry Kümel, 1971.- Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero, 1978.- Deadly Weapons, Doris Wishman, 1974.- Debbie Does Dallas, Jim Clark, 1978.- Deep Red, Dario Argento, 1975.- Dirty Dancing, Emile Ardolino, 1987.- Django, Sergio Corbucci, 1966.- Donnie Darko, Richard Kelly, 2001.- Don't Torture a Duckling, Lucio Fulci, 1972.- Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton, 1990.- Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, Aristide Massaccesi, 1977.- Emmanuelle, Just Jaeckin, 1974.- Enter the Dragon, Robert Clouse, 1973.- Eraserhead, David Lynch, 1977.- The Evil Dead, Sam Raimi, 1981.- Fight Club, David Fincher, 1999.- Flaming Creatures, Jack Smith, 1963.- Freak Orlando, Ulrike Ottinger, 1981.- Freaks, Tod Browning, 1932.- Ginger Snaps, John Fawcett, 2000.- The Gods Must Be Crazy, Jamie Uys, 1981.- Godzilla, Ishirô Honda, 1954.- The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell, 1972.- Harold and Maude, Hal Ashby, 1971.- Häxan, Benjamin Christensen, 1922.- Hellraiser, Clive Barker, 1987.- The Holy Mountain, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973.- The House with the Laughing Windows, Pupi Avati, 1976.- I Walked with a Zombie, Jacques Tourneur, 1943.- Ichi the Killer, Takashi Miike, 2001.- In Bruges, Martin McDonagh, 2008.- Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don Siegel, 1956.- Invocation of My Demon Brother, Kenneth Anger, 1969.- It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, 1946.- The Killer, John Woo, 1989.- Lady Terminator, H. Tjut Djalil, 1988.- The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, 2001–3.- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, George Miller, 1981.- Man Bites Dog, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, 1992.- Manos, the Hands of Fate, Harold P. Warren, 1966.- The Masque of the Red Death, Roger Corman, 1964.- Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, 1975.- Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow, 1987.- Nekromantik, Jörg Buttgereit, 1987.- Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero, 1968.- Pink Flamingos, John Waters, 1972.- Piranha, Joe Dante, 1978.- Plan 9 from Outer Space, Ed Wood, Jr, 1959.- Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, 1985.- Reefer Madness, Louis Gasnier, 1936.- Repo Man, Alex Cox, 1984.- Ringu, Hideo Nakata, 1998.- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jim Sharman, 1975.- Rome Armed to the Teeth, Umberto Lenzi, 1976.- The Room, Tommy Wiseau, 2003.- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975.- She Killed in Ecstasy, Jesús Franco, 1971.- Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven, 1995.- Soul Vengeance, Jamaa Fanaka, 1975.- The Sound of Music, Robert Wise, 1965.- Star Wars, George Lucas, 1977–2005.- Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Todd Haynes, 1988.- Suspiria, Dario Argento, 1977.- Tank Girl, Rachel Talalay, 1995.- Tetsuo, Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989.- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, 1974.- This Is Sp?n¨al Tap, Rob Reiner, 1984.- Thriller: A Cruel Picture, Bo Arne Vibenius, 1974.- Thundercrack!, Curt McDowell, 1975.- El Topo, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1970.- The Toxic Avenger, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984.- Two-Lane Blacktop, Monte Hellman, 1971.- Tw

i"?Acknowledgments Foreword, Joe Dante Introduction 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, 1968 Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988 Angel of Vengeance, Abel Ferrara, 1981 Bad Taste, Peter Jackson, 1987 Baise-moi, Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000 Begotten, E. Elias Merhige, 1991 Behind the Green Door, Artie Mitchell, Jim Mitchell, 1972 La belle et la bete, Jean Cocteau, 1946 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Russ Meyer, 1970 The Big Lebowski, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998 Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, 1982 Blue Sunshine, Jeff Lieberman, 1978 Brazil, Terry Gilliam, 1985 Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale, 1935 The Brood, David Cronenberg, 1979 Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene, 1920 Cafe Flesh, Stephen Sayadian, 1982 Cannibal Holocaust, Ruggero Deodato, 1979 Casablanca, Michael Curtiz, 1942 Un chien andalou, Luis Bunuel, Salvador Dali,1928 Coffy, Jack Hill, 1973 Daughters of Darkness, Harry Kumel, 1971 Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero, 1978 Deadly Weapons, Doris Wishman, 1974 Debbie Does Dallas, Jim Clark, 1978 Deep Red, Dario Argento, 1975 Dirty Dancing, Emile Ardolino, 1987 Django, Sergio Corbucci, 1966 Donnie Darko, Richard Kelly, 2001 Don't Torture a Duckling, Lucio Fulci, 1972 Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton, 1990 Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, Aristide Massaccesi, 1977 Emmanuelle, Just Jaeckin, 1974 Enter the Dragon, Robert Clouse, 1973 Eraserhead, David Lynch, 1977 The Evil Dead, Sam Raimi, 1981 Fight Club, David Fincher, 1999 Flaming Creatures, Jack Smith, 1963 Freak Orlando, Ulrike Ottinger, 1981 Freaks, Tod Browning, 1932 Ginger Snaps, John Fawcett, 2000 The Gods Must Be Crazy, Jamie Uys, 1981 Godzilla, Ishiro Honda, 1954 The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell, 1972 Harold and Maude, Hal Ashby, 1971 Haxan, Benjamin Christensen, 1922 Hellraiser, Clive Barker, 1987 The Holy Mountain, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973 The House with the Laughing Windows, Pupi Avati, 1976 I Walked with a Zombie, Jacques Tourneur, 1943 Ichi the Killer, Takashi Miike, 2001 In Bruges, Martin McDonagh, 2008 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don Siegel, 1956 Invocation of My Demon Brother, Kenneth Anger, 1969 It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, 1946 The Killer, John Woo, 1989 Lady Terminator, H. Tjut Djalil, 1988 The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, 2001--3 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, George Miller, 1981 Man Bites Dog, Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel, Benoit Poelvoorde, 1992 Manos, the Hands of Fate, Harold P. Warren, 1966 The Masque of the Red Death, Roger Corman, 1964 Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, 1975 Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow, 1987 Nekromantik, Jorg Buttgereit, 1987 Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero, 1968 Pink Flamingos, John Waters, 1972 Piranha, Joe Dante, 1978 Plan 9 from Outer Space, Ed Wood, Jr, 1959 Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, 1985 Reefer Madness, Louis Gasnier, 1936 Repo Man, Alex Cox, 1984 Ringu, Hideo Nakata, 1998 The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jim Sharman, 1975 Rome Armed to the Teeth, Umberto Lenzi, 1976 The Room, Tommy Wiseau, 2003 Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975 She Killed in Ecstasy, Jesus Franco, 1971 Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven, 1995 Soul Vengeance, Jamaa Fanaka, 1975 The Sound of Music, Robert Wise, 1965 Star Wars, George Lucas, 1977--2005 Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Todd Haynes, 1988 Suspiria, Dario Argento, 1977 Tank Girl, Rachel Talalay, 1995 Tetsuo, Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, 1974 This Is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner, 1984 Thriller: A Cruel Picture, Bo Arne Vibenius, 1974 Thundercrack!, Curt McDowell, 1975 El Topo, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1970 The Toxic Avenger, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984 Two-Lane Blacktop, Monte Hellman, 1971 Two Thousand Maniacs!, Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1964 The Vanishing, George Sluizer, 1988 Videodrome, David Cronenberg, 1983 The Warriors, Walter Hill, 1979 Witchfinder General, Michael Reeves, 1968 Withnail & I, Bruce Robinson, 1987 The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming, 1939 Key Reading Index

About the Author

ERNEST MATHIJS is Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero (2008), co-author of Cult Cinema (with Jamie Sexton, 2011) and co-editor of The Cult Film Reader (with Xavier Mendik, 2008). XAVIER MENDIK is Director of the Cine-Excess International Film Festival and DVD label at Brunel University, UK. He is the editor of Shocking Cinema of the Seventies (2002) and the co-editor of Alternative Europe: Eurotrash and Exploitation Cinema Since 1945 (with Ernest Mathijs, 2004), Underground USA: Filmmaking Beyond the Hollywood Canon (with Steven Jay Schneider, 2002) and The Cult Film Reader.