Horror and the Horror Film:
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Main Author: Kawin, Bruce F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Anthem Press 2012
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Item Description:Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. 'Horror and the Horror Film' conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. The volume covers the horror film and its subgenres - such as the vampire movie - from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human
Table of Contents; Preface; List of Figures; Part I. Approaching the Genre; 1 Horror; 2 The Monster at the Bedroom Window; 3 Fear in a Frame; Part II. Subgenres: The Book of Monsters; 4 Monsters; 5 Supernatural Monsters; 6 Humans; Part III. Related Genres; 7 Horror Comedy; 8 Horror Documentary; Films Cited; Selected Bibliography
Physical Description:495 pages
ISBN:9780857282415
0857282417

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