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Presents a comprehensive overview of the horror film and explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror films create images of gore and the uncanny through film technology and effects, this guidebook provides an account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and disgust in the viewer.

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'If you are thinking about teaching horror, I would heartily recommend this guide' - MEA

‘...a cogent and accessible introduction to the genre’ - Matt Yockney, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts



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1. The Horror Genre: Form and Function 2. Horror Aesthetics and Affect 3. Horror Cinema and its Pleasures 4. Horror and the Cultural Moment Notes Filmography Bibliography Index

Horror Routledge Film Guidebooks

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/02/2009
      ISBN13: 9780415456678, 978-0415456678
      ISBN10: 0415456673
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents a comprehensive overview of the horror film and explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror films create images of gore and the uncanny through film technology and effects, this guidebook provides an account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and disgust in the viewer.

      Trade Review

      'If you are thinking about teaching horror, I would heartily recommend this guide' - MEA

      ‘...a cogent and accessible introduction to the genre’ - Matt Yockney, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts



      Table of Contents
      1. The Horror Genre: Form and Function 2. Horror Aesthetics and Affect 3. Horror Cinema and its Pleasures 4. Horror and the Cultural Moment Notes Filmography Bibliography Index

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