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Horror film : a critical introduction / Murray Leeder.

By: Series: Bloomsbury film genres seriesPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: viii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781501314438
  • 1501314432
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.H6 L383 2018
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.
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 recognisable 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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Book Book NMC Library Stacks PN1995.9 .H6 L383 2018 1 Available 33039001452019

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255) and index.

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.

Throughout the history of cinema, horror has proven to be a genre of consistent popularity, which adapts to different cultural contexts while retaining a recognisable 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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