The Amicus Anthologies

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The Amicus Anthologies is written by Bruce G. Hallenbeck and published by British Cult Cinema. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 095767628X (ISBN 10) and 9780957676282 (ISBN 13).

During the 1960s and 1970s, Amicus Films was one of the main rivals to Hammer in the horror stakes. But rather than copy the castles and cobwebs of Hammer Gothic, Amicus carved out a niche for itself by producing a series of 'portmanteau' or anthology films, which encased a handful of short horror stories within a 'wraparound' narrative. Bruce Hallenbeck examines the history of the anthology film as well as providing a detailed run-down of the significant contribution that Amicus made to this unique sub-genre of horror cinema.