Attack of the Leading Ladies(Reprint) Gender, Sexuality, and Spectatorship in Classic Horror Cinema (Film and Culture Series) by RhonaJ. Berenstein Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2018 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-19265-1, ISBN: 0-231-19265-7
"From the earliest days of Hollywood sound productions, horror proved to be a popular and lucrative genre. At the center of the Industry’s first cycle of horror films was the terrified woman. Eyes straining and mouth open wide as she emitted an ear-piercing scream, the damsel in distress awaited rescue from the monster’s horrible attentions. Or so it seemed.The first book to explore the gender dynamics of classic horror film, Attack of t ..."
"Looking at such films as "Frankenstein, Svengali, King Kong" and "The Mark of the Vampire," Berenstein argues that classical horror cinema is marked by malleable gender roles, not by entrenched conventional personas."
"A study of classic horror's terrified women including both on- and off-screen incarnations of female fear in Hollywood movies made between 1931 and 1936. Berenstein's focus is on questioning popular assumptions about the horror genre's representations of gender. Includes b&w photographs and a detailed filmography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or."