The Modern British Horror Film (Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture)

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Synopsis
When you think of British horror films, you might picture the classic Hammer Horror movies, with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and blood in lurid technicolor. Yet British horror has undergone an astonishing change and resurgence in the twenty-first century, with films that capture instead the anxieties of post-Millennial viewers. Tracking the revitalization of the British horror film industry over the past two decades, media expert Steven Gerrard also investigates why audiences have flocked to these movies. To answer that question, he focuses on three major trends: “hoodie horror” movies responding to fears about Britain’s urban youth culture; “great outdoors” films where Britain’s forests, caves, and coasts comprise a terrifying psychogeography; and psychological horror movies in which the monster already lurks within us. Offering in-depth analysis of numerous films, including The Descent, Outpost, and The Woman in Black, this book takes readers on a lively tour of the genre’s highlights, while provocatively exploring how these films reflect viewers’ gravest fears about the state of the nation. Whether you are a horror buff, an Anglophile, or an Anglophobe, The Modern British Horror Film is sure to be a thrilling read.
Copyright:
2017

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780813579450
Related ISBNs:
9780813590059
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Steven Gerrard
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Horror, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Grade Levels:
Tenth grade
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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