Putting the Brit into Eurohorror: Exclusions and Exchanges in the History of European Horror Cinema

Peter Hutchings

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    Abstract

    British horror cinema is often excluded from critical work dealing with European horror cinema or, as it is frequently referred to, ‘Eurohorror’. This article argues that such exclusion is unwarranted. From the 1950s onwards there have been many exchanges between British and continental European-based horror production. These have involved not just international co-production deals but also creative personnel moving from country to country. In addition, British horror films have exerted influence on European horror cinema and vice versa. At the same time, the exclusion of British horror from the ‘Eurohorror’ category reveals limitations in that category, particularly its idealisation of continental European horror production.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)54-65
    JournalFilm Studies
    Volume15
    Issue number1
    Early online date8 Jul 2016
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

    Keywords

    • British horror
    • Eurohorror
    • European horror

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