{"product_id":"halloween-9781032177052","title":"Halloween","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that \u003ci\u003eHalloween \u003c\/i\u003eneed not be the first nor the most influential youth slasher film for it to hold a special place in the history of youth cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Carpenterâs 1978 horror hit was once considered the be-all, end-all of teen slasher cinema and was regarded as the first, the best, and the most influential American slasher film. Recent revisions in film history, however, have challenged \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003eâs comfortable place in the canon of youth horror cinema. However, this book argues that the film, like no other, draws from the themes, imagery, and obsessions that fueled youth horror cinema since the 1950sâGothic atmosphere, atomic dread, twisted psychology, and alienated teenage monstersâand ties them together in the deceptively simple story of a masked killer on Halloween night. Along the way, the film delivers a savage critique of social institutions and their failure to protect young people. \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e also depicts a cadre of compelling \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: I Was A Teenage Psycho Killer: \u003cem\u003eHalloween\u003c\/em\u003e and the History of Youth Horror Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Familial and Societal Failure: Reading Youth and Ideology in \u003cem\u003eHalloween\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: A Triptych of Youth: Teenagers, Preadolescents, and Young Adults in \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The \u003ci\u003eMise en Abyme\u003c\/i\u003e of Youth: The \u003ci\u003eHalloween \u003c\/i\u003eFranchise\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018880483671,"sku":"9781032177052","price":24.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032177052.jpg?v=1750778504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/halloween-9781032177052","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}