By the Numbers: Roberta Findlay and the Modern American Horror Film

Johnny Walker

doi:10.1515/9781474497480-013

By the Numbers: Roberta Findlay and the Modern American Horror Film

Johnny Walker

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Abstract

Roberta Findlay’s association with horror cinema rarely extends beyond Snuff (1976, dir. Michael Findlay): the infamous Manson-inspired exploitation film which, in its promotional ballyhoo, falsely purported to depict the genuine murder of its lead actress. Protests that were sparked in New York City upon the film’s theatrical release, followed by its banning as a “video nasty” in Britain in the early 1980s, has helped transform an otherwise run-of-the-mill exploitation film into an exemplar of boundary-pushing horror cinema.¹

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ReFocus
Subtitle of host publication	The Films of Roberta Findlay
Editors	Peter Alilunas, Whitney Strub
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Chapter	8
Pages	160-176
ISBN (Electronic)	9781474497497, 9781474497480
ISBN (Print)	9781474497466
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474497480-013
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

Publication series

Name	ReFocus: The American Directors Series
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press

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