The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century

The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century
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Publisher : Lexington Books Horror Studies
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1793643393
ISBN-13 : 9781793643391
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century by : Simon Bacon

"The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century explores the many aspects of the horror genre across thematics and media in the 2020s. Consisting of 21 chapters by experts in the field, this book examines how horror reveals the anxieties around our current cultural moment and how that might develop in the future"--

The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century

The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9781793643407
ISBN-13 : 1793643407
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century by : Simon Bacon

The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century examines the intimate connections between the horror genre and its audience’s experience of being in the world at a particular historical and cultural moment. This book not only provides frameworks with which to understand contemporary horror, but it also speaks to the changes wrought by technological development in creation, production, and distribution, as well as the ways in which those who are traditionally underrepresented positively within the genre- women, LGBTQ+, indigenous, and BAME communities - are finally being seen and finding space to speak.

Horror Fiction in the 20th Century

Horror Fiction in the 20th Century
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9781440862069
ISBN-13 : 1440862060
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Horror Fiction in the 20th Century by : Jess Nevins

Providing an indispensable resource for academics as well as readers interested in the evolution of horror fiction in the 20th century, this book provides a readable yet critical guide to global horror fiction and authors. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th-century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed to the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern genre's roots in the 19th century, the book proceeds to cover 20th-century horror literature in all of its manifestations, whether in comics, pulps, paperbacks, hardcover novels, or mainstream magazines, and from every country that produced it. The major horror authors of the century receive their due, but the works of many authors who are less well-known or who have been forgotten are also described and analyzed. In addition to providing critical assessments and judgments of individual authors and works, the book describes the evolution of the genre and the major movements within it. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century stands out from its competitors and will be of interest to its readers because of its informed critical analysis, its unprecedented coverage of female authors and writers of color, and its concise historical overview.

Technology, Monstrosity, and Reproduction in Twenty-first Century Horror

Technology, Monstrosity, and Reproduction in Twenty-first Century Horror
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9781137360267
ISBN-13 : 1137360267
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Technology, Monstrosity, and Reproduction in Twenty-first Century Horror by : K. Jackson

Through a wide spectrum of horror sub-genres, this book examines how the current state of horror reflects the anxieties in Western culture. Horror films bring them to a mass audience and offer new figures for the nameless faceless 'antagonist' that plagues us and provides material with which to build a different understanding of ourselves.

The Ethics of Horror

The Ethics of Horror
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9781666910858
ISBN-13 : 1666910856
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ethics of Horror by : Michael J. Burke

The Ethics of Horror: Spectral Alterity in Twenty-First Century Horror Film examines the theme of spectral haunting in contemporary American horror cinema through the lens of ethical responsibility. Arguing that moral obligation can manifest as terror to the complacent self, the text extracts this dimension of ethics in twenty-first century horror films. Drawing on the ethical theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, which posit the asymmetrical obligation of the self to the other, Michael Burke highlights how recent horror films portray spectral antagonists as ethical others that hound protagonists and summon them to an accountability that they can neither evade nor ever completely fulfill. Burke observes the resulting destabilization of notions of ethical responsibility and justice in a variety of contemporary horror subgenres, including technohorror, haunted house and zombie films.

Dark Dreams 2.0

Dark Dreams 2.0
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780786456956
ISBN-13 : 0786456957
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Dark Dreams 2.0 by : Charles Derry

Greatly expanded and updated from the 1977 original, this new edition explores the evolution of the modern horror film, particularly as it reflects anxieties associated with the atomic bomb, the Cold War, 1960s violence, sexual liberation, the Reagan revolution, 9/11 and the Iraq War. It divides modern horror into three varieties (psychological, demonic and apocalyptic) and demonstrates how horror cinema represents the popular expression of everyday fears while revealing the forces that influence American ideological and political values. Directors given a close reading include Alfred Hitchcock, Brian De Palma, David Cronenberg, Guillermo Del Toro, Michael Haneke, Robert Aldrich, Mel Gibson and George A. Romero. Additional material discusses postmodern remakes, horror franchises and Asian millennial horror. This book also contains more than 950 frame grabs and a very extensive filmography.

Catholic Horror on Television

Catholic Horror on Television
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9781666947670
ISBN-13 : 1666947679
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Catholic Horror on Television by : Ralph Beliveau

Catholic Horror on Television: Haunting Faith explores the significant intersection of horror media and the Catholic Church. Religious themes enjoy a long history in film and television, with narratives featuring the supernatural, science fiction, and horror making use of Roman Catholicism in particular. The horror genre frequently tells fantastic stories about the mysteries that we seek to understand, helping to come to terms with the destructive and the monstrous. This book analyzes the genre of Catholic horror in the current television and streaming media environment, exploring its treatment of physical mortality, the metaphysics of meaning, and morality. Catholic Horror on Television: Haunting Faith offers a fresh take on how television and streaming horror series critique, expand, and interrogate Catholicism and its place in the modern world. In doing so, this book contributes to conversations in several disciplines including media, cultural, television, and religious studies.

Criminological Understandings of Horror Films

Criminological Understandings of Horror Films
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9781666946710
ISBN-13 : 1666946710
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Criminological Understandings of Horror Films by : Krista S. Gehring

This book examines horror films through a critical criminological lens. Each chapter considers how the genre impacts audiences and their understanding of topics like place, crime, and identity.

Twenty First Century Horror Films

Twenty First Century Horror Films
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Publisher : Kamera Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1843449056
ISBN-13 : 9781843449058
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Twenty First Century Horror Films by : Douglas Keesey

This lively and illuminating book explores over 100 contemporary horror films, providing insightful and provocative readings of what they mean while including numerous quotes from their creators. Some of these films, including The Babadook, The Green Inferno, It Follows, The Neon Demon, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and The Witch, are so recent that this will be one of the first times they are discussed in book form. The book is divided into three main sections: "nightmares," "nations," and "innovations." "Nightmares" looks at new manifestations of traditional fears, including creepy dolls, haunted houses and demonic possession as well as vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies; and also considers more contemporary anxieties such as dread of home invasion and homophobia. "Nations" explores fright films from around the world, including Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Spain and Sweden as well as the UK and the U.S. "Innovations" focuses on the latest trends in terror from 3D to found-footage films, from Twilight teen romance to torture porn, and from body horror and eco-horror to techno-horror. Parodies, remakes and American adaptations of Asian horror are also discussed.

Disney Gothic

Disney Gothic
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781666907216
ISBN-13 : 1666907219
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Disney Gothic by : Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

In this edited collection exploring Disney’s dark side, attention to Disney’s Gothic reveals the ways through which Disney productions construct and reinforce conceptions of normalcy and deviance in relation to shifting understandings of morality, social roles, and identity categories.