Horror film: a critical introduction
Throughout the history of cinema, horror has proven to be a genre of consistent popularity, which adapts to different cultural contexts while retaining a recognizable core. This volume balances the discussions of horror's history, theory, and aesthetics as no introductory book ever has. Featuring studies of films both obscure and famous, it is international in its scope and chronicles horror from its silent roots until today.
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- Full title :Horror film : a critical introduction / Murray Leeder.
Summary
Throughout the history of cinema, horror has proven to be a genre of consistent popularity, which adapts to different cultural contexts while retaining a recognizable core. This volume balances the discussions of horror's history, theory, and aesthetics as no introductory book ever has. Featuring studies of films both obscure and famous, it is international in its scope and chronicles horror from its silent roots until today.
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- Publication Date:©2018
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2018
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 276 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781501314438, 1501314432
- oclc:ocn962439525
- LC Classification:PN1995.9.H6
- Dewey Decimal:791.43
Table of Contents
Introduction -- 1895-1938: Horror's process of genrification -- 1939-1973: Horror and the crisis of rationality -- 1974 to present: High and low -- What is horror? -- Mind and body: the 'why?' of horror -- Horror's audiences, critics and censors -- Shocking and spooky sounds -- Colours of fear -- Digital horrors.
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