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“This is a terrific book. While horror scholars frequently use the term ‘Grand-Guignol’ as a sort of shorthand – ‘Grand-Guignol effects,’ or ‘Guignol Treatment’ – we haven’t devoted the time and scholarship to fully unpack the Grand-Guignol’s lingering influence and affect in horror cinema. If that were all this book did, that would be enough to make it a necessary addition to the field. But DeGiglio-Bellemare also provides a rich and thick theoretical horror discussion – invoking Bataille, cultural studies, Marx and the rich scholarly history of the field. Well-written and immensely readable, this is a smart, sophisticated, well-conceived book – by a terrific scholar. Belongs on the bookshelf of every horror scholar and horror lover, and definitely belongs on the syllabus” — Joan Hawkins, author of Cutting-Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde.

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“To reckon with the horror film’s connections to the Grand Guignol theatre is to refigure our understanding of the horror genre. DeGiglio-Bellemare stages this reckoning with the sort of ambition, enthusiasm and a wide range of references that enrich horror studies. This is a stimulating and provocative book”— Adam Lowenstein, author of Horror Film and Otherness, Professor of English and Film/Media Studies, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

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