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Horror Film, The
. Ed(S): Affron, Charles; Lyons, Robert
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paperback. Focusing on recent postmodern examples, this is a collection of essays reviewing the history of the horror film and the psychological reasons for its persistent appeal. Editor(s): Affron, Charles; Lyons, Robert. Series: Depth of Field Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596.
In this volume, Stephen Prince has collected essays reviewing the history of the horror film and the psychological reasons for its persistent appeal, as well as discussions of the developmental responses of young adult viewers and children to the genre. The book focuses on recent postmodern examples such as The Blair Witch Project. In a daring move, the volume also examines Holocaust films in relation to horror.
Part One features essays on the silent and classical Hollywood eras. Part Two covers the postWorld War II era and discusses the historical, aesthetic, and psychological characteristics of contemporary horror films. ... Read more
In this volume, Stephen Prince has collected essays reviewing the history of the horror film and the psychological reasons for its persistent appeal, as well as discussions of the developmental responses of young adult viewers and children to the genre. The book focuses on recent postmodern examples such as The Blair Witch Project. In a daring move, the volume also examines Holocaust films in relation to horror.
Part One features essays on the silent and classical Hollywood eras. Part Two covers the postWorld War II era and discusses the historical, aesthetic, and psychological characteristics of contemporary horror films. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Depth of Field Series
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813533636
SKU
V9780813533636
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About . Ed(S): Affron, Charles; Lyons, Robert
STEPHEN PRINCE is professor of communications at Virginia Tech. He has written many film books, including Classical Film Violence: Designing and Regulating Brutality in Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1968, and has edited Screening Violence, also in the Depth of Field Series.
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