{"product_id":"household-horror-cinematic-fear-and-the-secret-life-of-everyday-objects-hardback-9780253046550","title":"Household Horror; Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects (Hardback) 9780253046550","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHousehold Horror\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarc Olivier (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253046550\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages, 44 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.658 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHousehold Horror\u003c\/i\u003e provides a lively and highly original contribution to horror studies. As a work on cinema, it introduces the reader to films that may be less well-known to casual fans and scholars; more conspicuously, it returns to horror staples, gleefully reanimating works that one might otherwise assume had been critically \"done to death\" (\u003ci\u003ePsycho, The Exorcist, The Shining\u003c\/i\u003e). The close readings of individual films provide sophisticated, nuanced and even startling insights.\"—Allan Cameron, University of Auckland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a tour of the house where a microwave killed a gremlin, a typewriter made Jack a dull boy, a sewing machine fashioned Carrie's prom dress, and houseplants might kill you while you sleep. In \u003ci\u003eHousehold Horror: Cinematic Fear and the Secret Life of Everyday Objects,\u003c\/i\u003e Marc Olivier highlights the wonder, fear, and terrifying dimension of objects in horror cinema. Inspired by object-oriented ontology and the nonhuman turn in philosophy, Olivier places objects in film on par with humans, arguing, for example, that a sleeper sofa is as much the star of \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e as Margot Kidder, that \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist \u003c\/i\u003eis about a possessed bed, and that \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a conflict between herbal shakes and prenatal vitamins. \u003ci\u003eHousehold Horror\u003c\/i\u003e reinvigorates horror film criticism by investigating the unfathomable being of objects as seemingly benign as remotes, radiators, refrigerators, and dining tables. Olivier questions what Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e tells us about shower curtains. What can we learn from Freddie Krueger's greatest accomplice, the mattress? Room by room, Olivier considers the dark side of fourteen household objects to demonstrate how the objects in these films manifest their own power and connect with specific cultural fears and concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Kitchen\/Dining Room\u003cbr\u003e 1. Refrigerator\u003cbr\u003e 2. Microwave\u003cbr\u003e 3. Telephone\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dining Table\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Living Room\u003cbr\u003e 5. (Sleeper) Sofa\u003cbr\u003e 6. Remote\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sewing Machine\u003cbr\u003e 8. Houseplant\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Bedroom\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bed\u003cbr\u003e 10. Typewriter\u003cbr\u003e 11. Armoire\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Bathroom\u003cbr\u003e 12. Radiator\u003cbr\u003e 13. Pills\u003cbr\u003e 14. Shower Curtain\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525310378264,"sku":"9780253046550","price":58.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/household-horror-cinematic-fear-and-the-secret-life-of-everyday-objects-hardback-9780253046550","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}