The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films
Dark Parades
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2005
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-2263-9 (ISBN)
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Go behind the scenes with an insightful look at horror filmsand the directors who create them
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre’s most influential directors and investigates how traditional themes of isolation, alienation, death, and transformation have helped build the foundation of horror cinema. Authors Carl and Diana Royer examine the techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock that place his work squarely in the horror (rather than suspense) genre, discuss avant-garde cinema’s contributions to mainstream horror, explore films that use the apartment setting as the cell of horror, and analyze how angels and aliens function as the supernatural Other. A unique resource for film students and film buffs alike, the book also examines Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy and the fusion of science, technology, and quasi-religious themes in David Cronenberg’s films.
Instead of presenting a general overview of the horror genre or an analysis of a specific sub-genre, actor, or director, The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films offers an imaginative look at classic and contemporary horror cinema. The book examines Surrealist films such as Un Chien Andalou and Freaks, the connections among the concepts of voyeurism, paranoia, and alienation in films like Rear Window, Rosemary’s Baby, Blue Velvet, and The Blair Witch Project; the use of otherworldly creatures in films such as The Prophecy, Dogma, and The Day The Earth Stood Still; and the films of directors George Romero, John Waters, and Darren Aronofsky, to name just a few. This unique book also includes an extensive A-to-Z filmography and a bibliography of writings on, and about, horror cinema from filmmakers, film critics, and film historians.
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films examines:
Body Doubles and Severed Handsthe common ancestry of avant-garde art films and exploitation horror B-movies
And I Brought You Nightmaresrecurring themes of psychological terror in Alfred Hitchcock’s films
Horror, Humor, PoetrySam Raimi’s transformation of drive-in horror cinema
Atheism and 'The Death of Affect'David Cronenberg’s obsessions, interests, and cautionary messages in films ranging from Videodrome to Dead Ringers to eXistenZ
and much more!
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades is a unique resource of critical analysis for academics working in film and popular culture, film historians, and anyone interested in horror cinema.
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre’s most influential directors and investigates how traditional themes of isolation, alienation, death, and transformation have helped build the foundation of horror cinema. Authors Carl and Diana Royer examine the techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock that place his work squarely in the horror (rather than suspense) genre, discuss avant-garde cinema’s contributions to mainstream horror, explore films that use the apartment setting as the cell of horror, and analyze how angels and aliens function as the supernatural Other. A unique resource for film students and film buffs alike, the book also examines Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy and the fusion of science, technology, and quasi-religious themes in David Cronenberg’s films.
Instead of presenting a general overview of the horror genre or an analysis of a specific sub-genre, actor, or director, The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films offers an imaginative look at classic and contemporary horror cinema. The book examines Surrealist films such as Un Chien Andalou and Freaks, the connections among the concepts of voyeurism, paranoia, and alienation in films like Rear Window, Rosemary’s Baby, Blue Velvet, and The Blair Witch Project; the use of otherworldly creatures in films such as The Prophecy, Dogma, and The Day The Earth Stood Still; and the films of directors George Romero, John Waters, and Darren Aronofsky, to name just a few. This unique book also includes an extensive A-to-Z filmography and a bibliography of writings on, and about, horror cinema from filmmakers, film critics, and film historians.
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films examines:
Body Doubles and Severed Handsthe common ancestry of avant-garde art films and exploitation horror B-movies
And I Brought You Nightmaresrecurring themes of psychological terror in Alfred Hitchcock’s films
Horror, Humor, PoetrySam Raimi’s transformation of drive-in horror cinema
Atheism and 'The Death of Affect'David Cronenberg’s obsessions, interests, and cautionary messages in films ranging from Videodrome to Dead Ringers to eXistenZ
and much more!
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades is a unique resource of critical analysis for academics working in film and popular culture, film historians, and anyone interested in horror cinema.
Carl Royer, Diana Royer
Foreword (Philip L. Simpson)
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Body Doubles and Severed Hands: The Relation Between Avant-Garde Cinema and Horror Movies
Chapter 2. And I Brought You Nightmares: The Play of Horror in Hitchcock’s Films
Chapter 3. Horror, Humor, Poetry: Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead Trilogy
Chapter 4. The Darkness Is Not the Devil: Atheism and The Death of Affect
in the Films of David Cronenberg
Chapter 5. The Apartment As a Cell of Horror
Chapter 6. Angels and Aliens: The Supernatural Other in Popular Consciousness
Appendix: Filmography
Bibliography
Index
Reference Notes Included
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 404 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7890-2263-X / 078902263X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-2263-9 / 9780789022639 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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