Description: This collection covers the following topics: the roles of the drive-in theater in the U.S. and Australia, how horror operated at the drive-in, horror film premieres at drive-ins, double features, the effects of the Vietnam War, gender issues and sexuality, drive-in horror films embrace of DNA, the use of cinematic form to create a non-Hollywood look.
Brief description: Gary D. Rhodes, a documentary filmmaker, is a professor at the Queen's University, Belfast.
Review Quotes: "all eighteen essays are well written, and worth your time"-Classic Images; "essays approach a number of unusual but provocative themes"-Big Reel; "a major contribution"-Journal of Popular Film & Television; "prepare to be wowed"-Brutarian Quarterly; "essays...on the classic drive-in horror experience"-Cult Movies; "fine collection...deserves a wide readership...well researched and highly readable... a good textbook"-Hubstuff; "a valued resource"-The Ninth Circle; "the illos are excellent"-Psychotronic; "important...impressive-Journal of Popular Culture; "a fine collection...well researched...would certainly be a good textbook for film classes, sociology classes, or even history classes.... Recommended"-Journal of American Culture.