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Korean Horror Cinema
. Ed(S): Peirse, Alison; Martin, Daniel
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Description for Korean Horror Cinema
Paperback. An original and comprehensive survey of the horror film in Korea, examining the social, cultural, historical and industrial influences on the development of the genre in its home country and around the world. Editor(s): Peirse, Alison; Martin, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
As the first detailed English-language book on the subject, Korean Horror Cinema introduces the cultural specificity of the genre to an international audience, from the iconic monsters of gothic horror, such as the wonhon (vengeful female ghost) and the gumiho (shapeshifting fox), to the avenging killers of Oldboy and Death Bell. Beginning in the 1960s with The Housemaid, it traces a path through the history of Korean horror, offering new interpretations of classic films, demarcating the shifting patterns of production and consumption across the decades, and introducing readers to films rarely seen and discussed outside of Korea. It explores the ... Read more
As the first detailed English-language book on the subject, Korean Horror Cinema introduces the cultural specificity of the genre to an international audience, from the iconic monsters of gothic horror, such as the wonhon (vengeful female ghost) and the gumiho (shapeshifting fox), to the avenging killers of Oldboy and Death Bell. Beginning in the 1960s with The Housemaid, it traces a path through the history of Korean horror, offering new interpretations of classic films, demarcating the shifting patterns of production and consumption across the decades, and introducing readers to films rarely seen and discussed outside of Korea. It explores the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748643097
SKU
V9780748643097
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About . Ed(S): Peirse, Alison; Martin, Daniel
Dr Peirse is a Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Northumbria. Dr Martin is a Lecturer in Film Studies at Queen's University Belfast.
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