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Entertainment > Movie Genres The beginner's guide to grindhouse: The Golden Years (1960-1979)

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"Now, don't you worry. The saucers are up there. The graveyard is out there. But I'll be locked up safely in there." ~Mona McKinnon (aka Paula Trent), "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959)

Zombies, bikini clad women, invaders from beyond Pluto, humans transforming into insects, and terrifying monsters are some of the driving forces of the grindhouse cinema. Grindhouses were mainly cinemas that showed exploitation films and b-movies. At the time, thought to be 'campy', no one knew the cult following the grindhouse-style films would spur.

The term b-movie came from the cinema customers, tha...

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