From Targets to Night of the Living Dead: The Origins of Modern Horror

In 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Civil rights leader Medger Evers was assassinated, the historic March on Washington took place and the first American splatter film, Blood Feast, was released. In American Independent Horror Bryan Turnock writes, “The emergence and popularity of such films reflected changing attitudes in American society. The assassination of John F. Kennedy in November […]

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