Merchants of menace :: the business of horror cinema /

Even though horror has been a key component of media output for almost a century, the genre's industrial character remains under explored and poorly understood. Merchants of Menace: The Business of Horror Cinema responds to a major void in film history by shedding much-needed new light on the e...

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Other Authors: Nowell, Richard (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:Even though horror has been a key component of media output for almost a century, the genre's industrial character remains under explored and poorly understood. Merchants of Menace: The Business of Horror Cinema responds to a major void in film history by shedding much-needed new light on the economic dimensions of one of the world's most enduring audiovisual forms. Given horror cuts across budgetary categories, industry sectors, national film cultures, and media, Merchants of Menace also promises to expand understandings of the economics of cinema generally. Covering 1930-present, this ground.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781623563943
1623563941
9781623569853
1623569850
9781628929973
1628929979

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