Horror films come in a wide variety of styles and subject matter. Three of the most intimate explorations of terror are examined in this study. Intimate in terms of settings (small towns and an isolated motel) and in the emotional links between the characters and the terrors the…
La 4e de couv. porte : "Horror films come in a wide variety of styles and subject matter. Three of the most intimate expositions of terror are examined in this study. Intimate in terms of settings (small towns and an isolated motel) and in the emotional links between the charact…
by ProQuest (Firm), Odell, Colin, Le Blanc, Michelle
Annotation
Discusses the following films: Dark Star (1975), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Starman (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), Mem…
Discusses the following films: Dark Star (1975), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Starman (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), Mem…
The 1970s represented an unusually productive and innovative period for the horror film, and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) is the film that capped that golden age -- and some say ruined it, by ushering in the era of the slasher film. Considered a paradigm of low-budget ingen…
