SAW

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Like all game changers within the horror genre, SAW was an independent success, a low-budget champion that flourished without the patronage of a big studio. Not bad for the most successful horror franchise ever, which has spawned subsidiary media and masses of merchandise, including a theme park rollercoaster ride. What is it about SAW that attracted such a following? In his contribution to the ""Devil's Advocates"" series, Ben Poole considers the SAW phenomenon from all aspects of film and med…

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Title Statements

Full title :SAW.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Columbia University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781906733971, 190673397X
oclc:ocn886109303
LC Classification:PN1997.S49663 .P384 2014
Dewey Decimal:791.43/72

Cover ; Series List; Series Page; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Copyright; Contents ; Introduction; Production; The Horror Film and the Studio System; Textual Analysis; Narrative in SAW; Representation; Themes and Issues Arising; Audiences; SAW and Sequels; Critical Reception; Game Over?; Bibliography.

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Criticism, interpretation, etc Films d'horreur -- Histoire et critique… Horror films Horror films -- History and criticism. … PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference Saw (Motion picture) United States