Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film

Acknowledgments

xi Acknowledgments This book comes from years of conversations with students about horror films, and I want to acknowledge the gracious support and intellectual generosity of those students and also the support of my colleagues at Syracuse University. The research of this book was made possible through assistance from the College of Visual and Performing Arts and with funds made available through the Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Distinguished Faculty Fellowship. I also want to acknowledge the help of the British Film Institute in identifying stills used throughout this book and the support of Karl Kageff and the staff of Southern Illinois University Press. The manuscript was greatly improved through the comments of three anonymous reviewers as well as the comments provided by Susan Owen, Sarah Projansky, and Catherine Thomas. D A R K D I R E C T I O N S ...