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This cutting-edge collection features original essays by eminent scholars on one of cinema's most dynamic and enduringly popular genres, covering everything from the history of horror movies to the latest critical approaches.
  • Contributors include many of the finest academics working in the field, as well as exciting younger scholars
  • Varied and comprehensive coverage, from the history of horror to broader issues of censorship, gender, and sexuality
  • Covers both English-language and non-English horror film traditions
  • Key topics include horror film aesthetics, theoretical approaches, distribution, art house cinema, ethnographic surrealism, and horror's relation to documentary film practice
  • A thorough treatment of this dynamic film genre suited to scholars and enthusiasts alike

A Companion to the Horror Film

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This cutting-edge collection features original essays by eminent scholars on one of cinema's most dynamic and enduringly popular genres, covering... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 30/12/2016
    ISBN13: 9781119335016, 978-1119335016
    ISBN10: 1119335019

    Number of Pages: 608

    Description

    This cutting-edge collection features original essays by eminent scholars on one of cinema's most dynamic and enduringly popular genres, covering everything from the history of horror movies to the latest critical approaches.
    • Contributors include many of the finest academics working in the field, as well as exciting younger scholars
    • Varied and comprehensive coverage, from the history of horror to broader issues of censorship, gender, and sexuality
    • Covers both English-language and non-English horror film traditions
    • Key topics include horror film aesthetics, theoretical approaches, distribution, art house cinema, ethnographic surrealism, and horror's relation to documentary film practice
    • A thorough treatment of this dynamic film genre suited to scholars and enthusiasts alike

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