A Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema 1946–1972 is a 1973 book written by David Pirie analysing the horror films made by the British film industry and attempting to claim them as a legitimate expression of national culture. It was the first book on British horror films, a genre which it identified as "the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own".
A Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema 1946–1972 is a 1973 book written by David Pirie analysing the horror films made by the British film industry and attempting to claim them as a legitimate expression of national culture. It was the first book on British horror films, a genre which it identified as "the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own".
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