Chris Barber - FREELANCE WRITER
(London & Barcelona Based)

 
Cover Art: Art of Darkness Art of Darkness - the Cinema of Dario Argento

Paperbook 320 pages FAB Press June 2020 ISBN: 1903254140

The aesthetics of European art house collide with fairytale logic and grisly ultra-violence in the films of Italy's most unconventional export, Dario Argento. An unending source of fascination for scholars and horror fanatics alike, his films compel scrutiny, inviting their audiences to search beyond their weird multicoloured facades, and enter a dangerous world of obsession and gruesome, violent death and torment.

This book brings together the world's best genre writers to review every film which Argento has directed, from The Bird with the Crystal Plumage up to The Phantom of the Opera. Each film is given a detailed treatment by a skilled, knowledgeable writer who chose the film which they wanted to review on the understanding that this book is a celebration of all that makes Argento such an important horror film director.

Review of Tenebre - Stephen Thrower and Chris Barber