Going beyond the Hammer, this book investigates a wealth of horror filmmaking in Britain from early chillers like The Ghoul and Dark Eyes of London to acknowledged classics such as Peeping Tom and The Wicker Man.

List of illustrations. Notes on contributors. Acknowledgements. 1. The Return of the repressed? British Horror's heritage and future Steve Chibnall and Julian Petley 2. The British censors and horror cinema Mark Kermode 3. 'A crude sort of entertainment for a crude sort of audience': the British critics and horror cinema Julian Petley 4. Screaming for release: Femininity and horror film fandom in Britain Brigid Cherry 5. Horrific films and 1930s British Cinema Ian Conrich 6. Psycho Thriller, qu'est que c'est? Kim Newman 7. Necromancy in the UK: Witchcraft and the occult in British horror Leon Hunt 8. Barbara, Julia, Carol, Myra and Nell: Diagnosing female madness in British horror cinema Steven Jay Schneider 10. The Amicus house of horror Peter Hutchings 11. A descent into the underworld: Deathline Marcelle Perks 12. A heritage of evil: Peter Walker and the politics of Gothic revisionism Steve Chibnall 13. On the side of the demons: Clive Barker's pleasures and pains. Interviews with Clive Barker and Doug Bradley Paul Wells 14. Dying light: an obituary for the Great British Horror Movie Richard Stanley. Filmography of British horror films in the sound era L. S. Smith

'Featuring contributions from such genre stalwarts as Kim Newman, Mark Kermode and Peter Hutchings, the book contains enough intriguing insights to keep even jaded devotees flicking through its pages.' - Film Review'A very good reference point for anyone interested in the British horror film through the generations.' - Journal of European Area Studies