The Cult Film Reader

The Cult Film Reader is a 2008 book edited by Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik. It collects essays by Susan Sontag, Umberto Eco, and others, each on the topic of cult followings, cult films, and related topics. Director and producer Roger Corman wrote the introduction.[1]

The Cult Film Reader
EditorsErnest Mathijs
Xavier Mendik
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMotion Pictures – History
Published2008 (Open University Press)
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages554
ISBN978-0-335-21924-7

Reception

Stacey Abbott of Science Fiction Film and Television wrote, "The chapters are all well written and rigorously argued by leading scholars in the field. By pulling all of this work together in The Cult Film Reader, the editors have produced an invaluable collection for anyone researching or teaching cult cinema."[2] Greg Walker of the Times Higher Education wrote that it "offers a rich prospectus for the scope of the genre and makes a strong case for its further study."[3] David Church of Film Quarterly wrote, "Despite its mostly minor flaws, The Cult Film Reader as a whole encompasses many of the key trends in cult film studies, making it a highly valuable resource."[1]

gollark: We will never understand the ways of AoND.
gollark: Many hollies, no garlands...
gollark: What won't let you?
gollark: But you're on Discord. Which is *on the interweb*.
gollark: Great, I missed a garland again.

References
  1. Church, David (Spring 2009). "The Cult Film Reader". Film Quarterly. 62 (3): 86. doi:10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86. JSTOR 3739832. – via JSTOR (subscription required)
  2. Abbott, Stacey (Autumn 2010). "The Cult Film Reader (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television. 3 (2): 316–319. – via Project MUSE (subscription required)
  3. Walker, Greg (2008-03-06). "The Cult Film Reader". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-06-25.


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