Horror and the Horror Film (New Perspectives on World Cinema)

Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. 'Horror and the Horror Film' conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. The volume covers the horror film and its subgenres - such as the vampire movie - from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human.;Table of Contents; Preface; List of Figures; Part I. Approaching the Genre; 1 Horror; 2 The Monster at the Bedroom Window; 3 Fear in a Frame; Part II. Subgenres: The Book of Monsters; 4 Monsters; 5 Supernatural Monsters; 6 Humans; Part III. Related Genres; 7 Horror Comedy; 8 Horror Documentary; Films Cited; Selected Bibliography. 'horror And The Horror Film' Is A Vivid, Compelling, Insightful And Well-written Study Of The Horror Film And Its Subgenres From 1896 To The Present, Concentrating On The Nature Of Horror In Reality And On Film. Pt. I. Approaching The Genre -- 1. Horror -- Overview -- Origins -- Defining Horror -- Taking It All In -- Spectacle And Suggestion -- Nightmares And Forbidden Texts -- Real And Imagined Horror -- Endings -- Recurring Elements -- Beauty -- Reflexivity -- Appeal -- Frames And Windows -- 2. The Monster At The Bedroom Window -- Tarantula -- The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari -- Nosferatu -- Frankenstein -- King Kong -- The Mummy's Tomb And Others -- Back To The Tarantula -- 3. Fear In A Frame -- Dreams And Reflexivity In Vampyr -- Narrative Structure In Dead Of Night -- The Unfilmable In Peeping Tom -- The Mummy's Tale -- Categories -- Pt. Ii. Subgenres : The Book Of Monsters -- 4. Monsters -- Transforming Monsters : Dr. Jeckyll And Mr. Hyde And The Thing -- Constructed Monsters : Frankenstein -- Composite Monsters : Island Of Lost Souls And The Fly -- Giants : King Kong And Them! -- Little People : The Devil-doll -- Animals : Murders In The Rue Morgue, The Birds And Jurassic Park -- Body Parts : The Beast With Five Fingers -- Monsters From Outer Space : The Thing From Another World And Alien -- Monsters From The Lab : You Made Us Things! -- Monsters From Underwater : It Came From Beneath The Sea -- Plants : Invasion Of The Body Snatchers -- Minerals : The Monolith Monsters -- Amorphous Monsters : The Blob -- Child Monsters : It's Alive, The Brood And The Funhouse -- Parasite : Shivers -- Machines : The Car -- Monsters From Underground : The Descent. 5. Supernatural Monsters -- Demons And The Devil : Faust And The Evil Dead -- Doubles : The Student Of Prague -- Vampires : Nosferatu And Dracula -- Witches : Häxan And Suspiria -- Ghosts : The Uninvited And Ringu -- Zombies : White Zombie And Night Of The Living Dead -- Mummies : The Mummy's Ghost -- Others Back From The Dead : The Walking Dead -- Werewolves And Other Shape-shifters : The Wolf Man And Cat People -- Legendary Figures : Candyman -- Nameless Forces : Final Destination -- Immortal Slashers : Michael, Jason And Freddy -- 6. Humans -- Mad Scientists And Doctors : Caligari And Mad Love -- Romantics : The Phantom Of The Opera -- Human Anomalies : Freaks -- Artists : Mystery Of The Wax Museum And In The Mouth Of Madness -- Believers : The Black Cat, Blood Feast And The Wicker Man -- Sadists And Torturers : The Raven, Salò And Hostel -- Ghouls : The Body Snatcher And Ed Gein -- Mad Killers : Psycho And Henry : Portrait Of A Serial Killer -- Families : The Last House On The Left And The Texas Chain Saw Massacre -- Psychics And Telekinetics : Carrie And Scanners -- The Infected : Rabid And 28 Days Later -- Cannibals : Eaten Alive! And Cannibal Holocaust -- Slashers : Scream -- Pt. Iii. Related Genres -- 7. Horror Comedy -- Monster Comedies : Young Frankenstein -- Supernatural Comedies : The Return Of The Living Dead -- Human Comedies : Arsenic And Old Lace -- 8. Horror Documentary -- Death On Camera -- Autopsy : The Act Of Seeing With One's Own Eyes -- Looking At Horror. Bruce F. Kawin. Includes Bibliographical References, Filmography And Index. Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. “Horror and the Horror Film” conveys a mature appreciation of horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy, and their cinematic power. The volume covers the entire genre, considering every kind of monster in it – including the human. After defining horror and thoroughly introducing the genre, the text offers a rich survey of all of the horror film's subgenres, before concluding with a look at the related genres of horror comedy and horror documentary. International in scope, its survey extends from the first horror films (1896) to the present, discussing more than 350 movies. Through its comprehensive and detailed investigation of the genre, “Horror and the Horror Film” offers a compelling, insightful look at how the horror film frightens and revolts the viewer, its reasons for doing so, and the art of portraying and evoking fear, and will be a great asset to film scholars, horror enthusiasts and readers yet to be convinced of the importance of the genre. Horror films can be profound fables of human natures and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. ‘Horror and the Horror Film’ conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. The volume covers the horror film and its subgenres — such as the vampire movie — from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human. 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