{"product_id":"the-horror-film-isbn-9781119715269","title":"The Horror Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively and reliable narrative account of the horror genre, featuring new and revised material throughout\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the history, development, and social impact of the genre. Covering American horror cinema from its earliest period to the present, this reader-friendly volume explores the many ways horror movies have been received by filmmakers, critics, and general audiences throughout the decades. Concise, easily accessible chapters describe historical instances of the genre's social reception based on primary research, analyze landmark films such as \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, Invasion of the Body Snatchers,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre,\u003c\/i\u003e and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating recent scholarship on the genre, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e contains new discussion and context for Hollywood horror films in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as notable developments in the genre such as “torture porn,” found-footage horror, remakes and reboots of past horror films, zombies, and the “elevated horror” debate. This edition explores the rise of new filmmakers such as Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, and Jordan Peele, surveys horror films made by women and African American filmmakers, and investigates contemporary issues in the production and consumption of horror films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining historical narrative with close readings of significant works, \u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers major works in the genre such as \u003ci\u003eCat People, Halloween,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines important antecedents including gothic literature and the Grand Guignol Theater\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers thorough analyses of the style, context, and themes of specific horror milestones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides examples of close analysis that can be applied to a wide range of other horror films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses important representative titles across the genre's evolution, including more recent films such as 2017's \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film: An Introduction, Second Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal textbook for undergraduate surveys of the horror genre and other courses in American film history, and an invaluable resource for scholars, lecturers, and general readers with an interest in the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Undying Monsters 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Short History of the Horror Film, Beginnings to 1945 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Short History of the Horror Film, 1945 to Present 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Monsters Among Us: Cases of Social Reception 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Edges of the Horror Film: Lon Chaney, Tod Browning, and The Unknown (1927) 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Frankenstein (1931) and Hollywood Expressionism 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Cat People (1942): Lewton, Freud, and Suggestive Horror 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Horror in “The Age of Anxiety”: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Slaughtering Genre Tradition: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Halloween (1978): The Shape of the Slasher Film 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Re-Animator (1985) and Slapstick Horror 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Demon Lover: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Get Out (2017): The American Horror 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to the First Edition: Our Haunted Houses 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to the Second Edition: Dark Universes 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Horror Auteurs 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Consulted 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 399\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICK WORLAND\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Film and Media Arts at Southern Methodist University, where he teaches courses in film history, documentary, broadcasting history, the films of Alfred Hitchcock, and popular genres including the Western and the horror film. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal, The Journal of Film \u0026amp; Video,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Popular Film \u0026amp; Television,\u003c\/i\u003e among others. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for New Frontiers: Hollywood Films in the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e and is currently working on a book on 1970s Hollywood.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise and comprehensive survey of the horror genre, now in its second edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat exactly is a horror film? What are the typical settings, characters, and narrative problems that structure and define the genre? What are the psychological functions of horror? How has the form evolved over time? What are its social functions? How is the reception of cinematic horror shaped by historical circumstances?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film: An Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eis a lively and reliable survey of the history, development, impact, and interpretation of the genre. Combining historical narrative with close readings of representative titles such as \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, Halloween,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker’s Dracula,\u003c\/i\u003e this volume explores American horror cinema from its earliest period to the present. Reader-friendly chapters analyze the style, context, and themes of specific horror films while highlighting the different ways horror movies have been received by filmmakers, critics, and general audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated second edition offers new context for Hollywood horror films in the 1980s and 1990s, discusses the rise of modern filmmakers including Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, and Jordan Peele, surveys horror films made by women and African American filmmakers, and highlights developments in the genre such as “torture porn,” found-footage horror, zombies, remakes of past hits, the “elevated horror” debate, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding examples of close analysis that can be applied to a wide range of other films in the genre, \u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent text for undergraduate surveys of the horror genre, other courses in American film history, and a must-read for general readers with an interest in cinematic horror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990259679461,"sku":"NP9781119715269","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119715269.jpg?v=1761787101","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-horror-film-isbn-9781119715269","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}