Theatricality in the Horror Film: A Brief Study on the Dark Pleasures of Screen Artifice

Cover Front Matter Half-title Title page Copyright information Table of Contents List of Illustrations Chapter 1-6 Chapter 1 Introduction: of Monsters and Monstration Chapter 2 Horror, Realism and Theatricality Chapter 3 The Theatricality of Monstrous Villainy in Film Adaptations of Horror Plays Chapter 4 The Theater as Locus Horribilis: Staging the Paradox of Tragic Horror Chapter 5 The Theatricality of Horror: Characters, Unities and Styles Characters Unities Styles Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Theatricality of Horror Spectatorship End Matter Bibliography Index