{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-horror-film-paperback-softback-9781119335016","title":"A Companion to the Horror Film (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119335016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the Horror Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarry M. Benshoff (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119335016, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 December 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.8 cm, 1.043 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis cutting-edge collection features original essays by eminent scholars on one of cinema's most dynamic and enduringly popular genres, covering everything from the history of horror movies to the latest critical approaches. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors include many of the finest academics working in the field, as well as exciting younger scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVaried and comprehensive coverage, from the history of horror to broader issues of censorship, gender, and sexuality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers both English-language and non-English horror film traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey topics include horror film aesthetics, theoretical approaches, distribution, art house cinema, ethnographic surrealism, and horror's relation to documentary film practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough treatment of this dynamic film genre suited to scholars and enthusiasts alike\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Approaches and Contexts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Cognitive and Philosophical Approaches to Horror 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAaron Smuts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Horror and Psychoanalysis: An Introductory Primer 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Dumas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gender and Sexuality Haunts the Horror Film 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Humphrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Horror Film as Social Allegory (And How it Comes Undone) 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Sharrett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Avenging the Body: Disability in the Horror Film 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTravis Sutton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Horror Reception\/Audiences 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Hills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 A’s, B’s, Quickies, Orphans, and Nasties: Horror Films in the Context of Distribution and Exhibition 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin Heffernan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Horror and the Censors 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian Petley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Form of Horror 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Carl Dreyer’s Corpse: Horror Film Atmosphere and Narrative 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Spadoni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Horror Sound Design 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Whittington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Mellifluous Terror:The Discourse of Music and Horror Films 186\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoe Tompkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III A History of the (Western) Horror Film 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Horror Before “The Horror Film” 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarry M. Benshoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Classical Hollywood Horror 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Edgar Browning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Horror in the 1940s 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Jancovich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Science Fiction and Horror in the 1950s 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteffen Hantke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Gothic Revival (1957–1974) 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRickWorland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 International Horror in the 1970s 292\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Hutchings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Slasher Films and Gore in the 1980s 310\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Kendrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Millennial Fears: Abject Horror in a Transnational Context 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam Charles Hart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Torture Porn: 21st Century Horror 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsabel C. Pinedo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Selected International Horror Cinemas 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Spanish Horror Cinema 365\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Olney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Return of the Rural Repressed: Italian Horror and the \u003ci\u003eMezzogiorno Giallo \u003c\/i\u003e390\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXavier Mendik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Recent Trends in Japanese Horror Cinema 406\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJay McRoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 South Korean Horror Cinema 423\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Sisterhood of Terror:The Monstrous Feminine of Southeast Asian Horror Cinema 442\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Hock Soon Ng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Selected Archetypes, Hybrids, and Crossovers 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Vampires and Transnational Horror 463\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDale Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Trash Horror and the Cult of the Bad Film 483\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI. 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