{"product_id":"monsters-and-mad-scientists-isbn-9780631169925","title":"Monsters and Mad Scientists","description":"A study of horror movies, which discusses individual movies in detail and seeks to identify the main traditions of the genre, such as the mad scientist, the monster and the psychotic killer, and to show the various strategies and techniques behind their creation. \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Horror-Movie Histories 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Genre History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Facts, Figures and Frightful Fiends 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Genre History I: 1931 - 1960 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Genre History II: 1961 - 1984 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Narrative Resources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Narratives 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Events - Characters - Settings 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Science, Supernature, Psyche\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mad Science 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Lurkers at the Threshold 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Sleep of Reason 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conclusion: Security and Paranoia 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject\/Name Index 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Film Titles 231\u003c\/p\u003e Andrew Tudor is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York. He was film critic for New Society from 1975 to 1982 and has been chairman of York Film Theatre for more than ten years. In this book the author provides a systematic history of the horror movie genre, discussing individual movies in detail, while also drawing out the more general patterns in the development of the genre. It is based on an analysis of almost 1000 films.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989653111013,"sku":"NP9780631169925","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631169925.jpg?v=1761784968","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/monsters-and-mad-scientists-isbn-9780631169925","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}