Title
Horror film : a critical introduction / Murray Leeder.
ISBN
9781501314438 (paperback)
1501314432 (paperback)
9781501314421 (hardcover)
1501314424 (hardcover)
9781501314445 (electronic book)
9781501314469 (electronic book)
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2018.
Language
English
Description
viii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
13056357
Call Number
PN1995.9.H6 L388 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43
Summary
Throughout the history of cinema, horror has proven to be a genre of consistent popularity, which adapts to different cultural contexts while retaining a recognisable core. This volume balances the discussions of horror's history, theory, and aesthetics as no introductory book ever has. Featuring studies of films both obscure and famous, it is international in its scope and chronicles horror from its silent roots until today.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255) and index.
Series
Bloomsbury film genres series.
Introduction
1895-1938 : horror's process of genrification
1939-1973 : horror and the crisis of rationality
1974 to present : high and low
What is horror?
Mind and body : the 'why?' of horror
Horror's audiences, critics and censors
Shocking and spooky sounds
Colours of fear
Digital horrors.
