{"product_id":"the-modern-british-horror-film-paperback-softback-9780813579443","title":"The Modern British Horror Film (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813579443","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Modern British 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\"\u003eSteven Gerrard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813579443\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 February 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 11.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.154 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Robert Shail, author of Seventies British Cinema\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Barry Keith Grant, editor of The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhen you think of British horror films, you might picture the classic Hammer Horror movies, with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and blood in lurid technicolor. Yet British horror has undergone an astonishing change and resurgence in the twenty-first century, with films that capture instead the anxieties of post-Millennial viewers. \u003cbr\u003e Tracking the revitalization of the British horror film industry over the past two decades, media expert Steven Gerrard also investigates why audiences have flocked to these movies. To answer that question, he focuses on three major trends: \"hoodie horror\" movies responding to fears about Britain's urban youth culture; \"great outdoors\" films where Britain's forests, caves, and coasts comprise a terrifying psychogeography; and psychological horror movies in which the monster already lurks within us. \u003cbr\u003e Offering in-depth analysis of numerous films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutpost\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in Black\u003c\/i\u003e, this book takes readers on a lively tour of the genre's highlights, while provocatively exploring how these films reflect viewers' gravest fears about the state of the nation. Whether you are a horror buff, an Anglophile, or an Anglophobe, The Modern British Horror Film is sure to be a thrilling read.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559357903128,"sku":"9780813579443","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-modern-british-horror-film-paperback-softback-9780813579443","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}