[New Perspectives on World Cinema 01] • Horror and the Horror Film

[New Perspectives on World Cinema 01] • Horror and the Horror Film
Authors
Kawin, Bruce F.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Tags
performing arts , film and video , history and criticism
ISBN
9780857284501
Date
2012-06-25T00:00:00+00:00
Size
4.20 MB
Lang
en
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Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. 'Horror and the Horror Film' conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. The volume covers the horror film and its subgenres - such as the vampire movie - from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human.