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Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present

Jon Towlson

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Description:Horror cinema flourishes in times of ideological crisis and national trauma--the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Vietnam era, post-9/11- and this book argues that a succession of filmmakers working in horror--from James Whale to Jen and Sylvia Soska--have used the genre, and the shock value it affords, to challenge the status quo during these times. Spanning the decades from the 1930s onwards this critical text examines the work of producers and directors as varied as George A. Romero, Pete Walker, Michael Reeves, Herman Cohen, Wes Craven and Brian Yuzna--and the ways in which films like Frankenstein (1931), Cat People (1942), The Woman (2011) and American Mary (2012) can be considered "subversive".Nominated for BEST BOOK OF 2014 - RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDSWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present. To get started finding Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0786474696

Description: Horror cinema flourishes in times of ideological crisis and national trauma--the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Vietnam era, post-9/11- and this book argues that a succession of filmmakers working in horror--from James Whale to Jen and Sylvia Soska--have used the genre, and the shock value it affords, to challenge the status quo during these times. Spanning the decades from the 1930s onwards this critical text examines the work of producers and directors as varied as George A. Romero, Pete Walker, Michael Reeves, Herman Cohen, Wes Craven and Brian Yuzna--and the ways in which films like Frankenstein (1931), Cat People (1942), The Woman (2011) and American Mary (2012) can be considered "subversive".Nominated for BEST BOOK OF 2014 - RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDSWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present. To get started finding Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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