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Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition
Tony Williams
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Paperback. Traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. After covering some post-1970s films, such as The Shining, this book concludes with a new postscript examining neglected films of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and short-lived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. Subsequent chapters investigate the key works ... Read more
Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and short-lived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. Subsequent chapters investigate the key works ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781628461077
SKU
V9781628461077
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About Tony Williams
Tony Williams, Carbondale, Illinois, is a professor of English and area head of film studies in the English Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. His recent books include The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead; John Woo's ""Bullet in the Head""; and George A. Romero: Interviews (published by University Press of Mississippi).
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