Projected Fears Horror Films and American Culture

Name: Projected Fears Horror Films and American Culture
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ISBN: 9780275983536

ISBN-10: 0275983536

ISBN-13: 9780275983536

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kendall R. Phillips

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Movie audiences seem drawn, almost compelled, toward tales of the horrific and the repulsive. Partly because horror continues to evolve radically--every time the genre is deemed dead, it seems to come up with another twist--it remains one of the most often-dissected genres. Here, author Kendall Phillips selects ten of the most popular and influential horror films--including Dracula, Night of the Living Dead, Halloween, The Silence of the Lambs, and Scream, each of which has become a film landmark and spawned countless imitators, and all having implications that transcend their cinematic influence and achievement. By tracing the production history, contemporary audience response, and lasting…

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List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction Dracula (1931)


The Thing from Another World (1951)


Psycho (1960)


Night of the Living Dead (1968)


The Exorcist (1973)


The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)


Halloween (1978)


The Silence of the Lambs (1991)


Scream (1996)


The Sixth Sense (1999)


Conclusion


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