The American Horror Film : An Introduction
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0748614168
ISBN-13
9780748614165
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 29th, 2002
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
344 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.60 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Films, cinema
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This is the first overview of the popular genre of American horror film.
The American Horror Film is the first overview of this popular movie genre. It moves from Dracula in 1931 to contemporary films such as Scream and The Sixth Sense. The various characters that recur in horror films - Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, the Mummy, the Werewolf - are discussed as are repeated themes such as the mad scientist, nuclear anxiety, psychological ''monsters'', the living dead and ''slasher'' movies. Key directors including Jacques Tourneur, David Cronenberg, Roger Corman and Joe Dante are covered.
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