Book update/Ask Argento

My book Dario Argento (Kamera Books) hits shelves throughout the UK today! You can of course purchase it online from hive.co.uk  or wordery.com - it's even on ebay - but it's always good to support your local bookshop. The book should be available in the States in May. 

Here's the blurb:

The stylistic and bloody excesses of the films of Dario Argento are instantly recognisable. Vivid, baroque and nightmarish, his films lock violent deaths in a twisted embrace with an almost sexual beauty. Narrative and logic are often lost in a constant bombardment of atmosphere, technical mastery and provocative imagery. It's a body of work which deals explicitly with death and violence, all the while revelling in perversely alluring stylistics and shot through with an unflinching intensity.

Setting the tone with earlier gialli such as The Animal Trilogy and Deep Red, Argento has steadily pushed the boundaries; through his elaborately gothic fairytales Suspiria and Inferno, right up to his more recent contributions to TV's Masters of Horror compendium and the conclusion of his Three Mothers trilogy, Mother of Tears: The Third Mother. Along the way, his prowling camera work, pounding scores and stylistic bloodshed have only gained in intensity and opulence.

This Kamera Book examines his entire output. Hailed as one of horror cinemas most significant pioneers and the twentieth century's major masters of the macabre, Argento continues to create inimitable and feverishly violent films with a level of artistry rarely seen in horror films. His high profile and mastery of the genre is confirmed with his role as producer on celebrated classics such as George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead and Lamberto Bava's Demons. His work has influenced the likes of Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter and Martin Scorsese, to name but a few.

ALSO!

Thanks to Francesca Brazzorotto at Oldcastle Books, I've been lucky enough to be granted a quick interview with Dario Argento himself via Skype on 9th April! If anyone has any questions they'd like me to put to him, feel free to leave them here and if I have time (I have one or two of my own!) I will be glad to. Thanks again Francesca. Stay tuned for the interview, which I will be posting here.