Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror
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A historian and Bram Stoker Award nominee traces the birth of modern horror movies and literature back to World War I, exploring how the conflict influenced H.P. Lovecraft, Franz Kafka, and other artists of the genre.
From Nosferatu to Frankenstein’s monster, from Fritz Lang to James Whale, the touchstones of horror can all trace their roots to the bloodshed of the First World War.
Bram Stoker Award nominee W. Scott Poole traces the confluence of military history, technology, and art in the wake of World War I to show how overwhelming carnage gave birth to a wholly new art form: modern horror films and literature.
From Nosferatu to Frankenstein’s monster, from Fritz Lang to James Whale, the touchstones of horror can all trace their roots to the bloodshed of the First World War.
Bram Stoker Award nominee W. Scott Poole traces the confluence of military history, technology, and art in the wake of World War I to show how overwhelming carnage gave birth to a wholly new art form: modern horror films and literature.
PUBLISHER:
Catapult
ISBN-10:
1640092668
ISBN-13:
9781640092662
BINDING:
Paperback
BISAC:
History
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2019
NUMBER OF PAGES:
304
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
0.88(H) x 5.42(W) x 8.25(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English