{"product_id":"grief-in-contemporary-horror-cinema-9781793633958","title":"Grief in Contemporary Horror Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the past two decades, horror cinema around the globe has become increasingly preoccupied with the concept of loss. \u003ci\u003eGrief in Contemporary Horror Cinema: Screening Loss\u003c\/i\u003e examines the theme of grief as it is represented in both indie and mainstream films, including works such as Jennifer Kent''s watershed film \u003ci\u003eThe Babadook\u003c\/i\u003e, Juan Antonio Bayona''s award-sweeping \u003ci\u003eEl orfanato\u003c\/i\u003e, Ari Aster''s genre-straddling \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e, and Lars von Trier''s visually stunning \u003ci\u003eMelancholia\u003c\/i\u003e. Analyzing depictions of grief ranging from the intimate grief of a small family to the collective grief of an entire nation, the essays illustrate how these works serve to provide unity, catharsis, andsometimeshealing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042667004247,"sku":"9781793633958","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793633958.jpg?v=1750955088","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/grief-in-contemporary-horror-cinema-9781793633958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}