Korean horror cinema

by Martin, Daniel, (Professor of Film Studies) Peirse, Alison

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Title Statements

Full title :Korean horror cinema / edited by Alison Peirse and Daniel Martin.

Summary

The first detailed English-language book on Korean horror introduces the cultural specificity of the genre to an international audience, from the iconic monsters of gothic horror, to the avenging killers of Oldboy and Death Bell. Beginning in the 1960s, it traces a path through the history of Korean horror, offering new interpretations of classic films, demarcating the shifting patterns of production and consumption across the decades, and acquainting readers with films rarely seen and discussed outside of Korea. It explores the importance of folklore and myth on horror film narratives, the impact of political and social change upon the genre, and accounts for the transnational triumph of some of Korea's contemporary horror films-- Publisher website.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Edinburgh University Press
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

Description:xv, 240 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780748643097, 0748643095, 9780748643103, 0748643109
oclc:ocn819519804
LC Classification:PN1995.9.H6
Dewey Decimal:791.43616409519

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Films d'horreur -- Histoire et critique… Horror films Horror films -- History and criticism. … Korea Korea (South) Performing arts Skräckfilm Skräckfilm, Korea