"The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror. The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices, exhibition an…
Introduction: beyond videodrome: an archaeology of 21st-century hardcore horror -- "Not like how Hollywood shows us": a definition of hardcore horror in the 21st century -- The genealogy of extremity in North American film -- Global currents of extreme horror -- "A malignant, se…
"The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror. The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices, exhibition an…
