{"product_id":"100-cult-films-the-sequel-paperback","title":"100 Cult Films: The Sequel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest Mathijs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eXavier Mendik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow up to their original 100 Cult Films volume, Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik provide a guide to one hundred more incredible films, from the 1911 Italian silent \u003ci\u003eDante's Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e to Ti West's horror trilogy \u003ci\u003eX\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and \u003ci\u003eMaXXXine\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis richly illustrated guide addresses the work of filmmakers including Stanley Kubrick, Paul Verhoeven, Ana Lily Amirpour, Stephanie Rothman, Rob Reiner and Dario Argento, with movies hailing from Iran to Brazil, South Korea to Sweden, Japan to the USA, and from the high North to the Australian outback. \u003ci\u003e100 Cult Films: The Sequel \u003c\/i\u003epresents an alchemy of genres including science-fiction, romance, horror, musical, vampire, comedy and action, and through the debates and controversies that surround them raises issues about identity, home, belonging, exoticism, censorship, and what it means to be truly 'weird'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy presenting 100 films that confirm and interrogate the notion of what makes a film a 'cult film', \u003ci\u003e100 Cult Films: The Sequel\u003c\/i\u003e reignites the conversation about cult cinema while affirming its foundations in today's volatile and vibrant cultural climate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest Mathijs\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of David Cronenberg\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of the Low Countries\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e (2006, 2007), \u003ci\u003eJohn Fawcett's Ginger Snaps\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eThe Screen Censorship Companion\u003c\/i\u003e (with Daniel Biltereyst, 2024). With Jamie Sexton he co-wrote and co-edited \u003ci\u003eCult Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier Mendik\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cult Cinema Studies at Birmingham City University, UK from where he runs the Cine-Excess International Film Festival. He is the author, editor and co-editor of ten volumes including \u003ci\u003eShocking Cinema of the 70s\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Julian Petley, 2021), \u003ci\u003eBodies of Desire and Bodies in Distress\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cult Film Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Ernest Mathijs, 2008). His documentaries include \u003ci\u003eScum of the Earth: Creating America's Rural Communities of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e (2025).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53568566657331,"sku":"9781839023026","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/AfTXMALJ3s9781839023026.webp?v=1782636580","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/100-cult-films-the-sequel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}