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Studying Horror Cinema
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Studying Horror Cinema
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Aimed at teachers and students new to the subject,
Studying Horror Cinema
is a comprehensive survey of the genre from silent cinema to its twenty-first century resurgence. Structured as a series of thirteen case studies of easily accessible films, it covers the historical, production, and cultural context of each film, together with detailed textual analysis of key sequences. Sitting alongside such acknowledged classics as
Psycho
and
Rosemary's Baby
are analyses of influential non-English language films such as
Kwaidan
,
Bay of Blood
, and
Let the Right One In
. The author concludes with a chapter on 2017's blockbuster
It
, the most financially successful horror film of all time, making
the most up-to-date overview of the genre available.
Studying Horror Cinema
is a comprehensive survey of the genre from silent cinema to its twenty-first century resurgence. Structured as a series of thirteen case studies of easily accessible films, it covers the historical, production, and cultural context of each film, together with detailed textual analysis of key sequences. Sitting alongside such acknowledged classics as
Psycho
and
Rosemary's Baby
are analyses of influential non-English language films such as
Kwaidan
,
Bay of Blood
, and
Let the Right One In
. The author concludes with a chapter on 2017's blockbuster
It
, the most financially successful horror film of all time, making
the most up-to-date overview of the genre available.