Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills: Horror and Science Fiction Double Features, 1955-1974
Bryan Senn, "Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills: Horror and Science Fiction Double Features, 1955-1974"
English | ISBN: 1476668949 | 2021 | EPUB | 433 pages | 36 MB
In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills–including many horror and science fiction double features.
Though many of these films were low-budget and low-end, others, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Horror of Dracula and The Fly, became bona fide classics. Beginning with Universal-International's 1955 pairing of Revenge of the Creature and Cult of the Cobra, 147 officially sanctioned horror and sci-fi double-bills were released over a 20-year period.
This book presents these double features year-by-year, and includes production details, historical notes, and critical commentary for each film.