{"product_id":"the-modern-british-horror-film-quick-takes-movies-popular-culture-9780813590059","title":"The Modern British Horror Film Quick Takes Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tracking the revitalization of the British horror film industry over the past two decades, Steven Gerrard examines the genre’s highlights, including \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Outpost\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in Black\u003c\/i\u003e, while provocatively exploring how these films reflect viewers’ gravest fears about the state of the nation.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steven Gerrard clearly knows his subject well and does a very good job of linking the cycles he identifies (hoodie horror, outdoors horror, and the monster within) to the contemporary British social and political context.\" -- Barry Keith Grant * editor of The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film *\u003cbr\u003e\"Gerrard's exemplary study shows how recent British horror films have revitalised the genre, building on the gothic traditions of Hammer to produce a cinema that reflects the anxieties of today.\" -- Robert Shail * author of Seventies British Cinema *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Hooded Terror 27\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Great Outdoors 63\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Dead Inside, the Dead Outside,\u003cbr\u003e the Stranger Within 105\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 146\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 155\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading 157\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 159\u003cbr\u003e Magazines, Films, TV Series 165\u003cbr\u003e Index 171","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405796122967,"sku":"9780813590059","price":53.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813590059.jpg?v=1730493647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-modern-british-horror-film-quick-takes-movies-popular-culture-9780813590059","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}