by PeterShelley (Author)
Examines 45 films featuring 'grande dames' in horror films. This book includes a history of women in horror before the 1962 release of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", which launched the 'Grande Dame Guignol' subgenre, in which older women are featured as morally ambiguous leading ladies.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 340
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Published: 15 Nov 2009
ISBN 10: 0786445696
ISBN 13: 9780786445691