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Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture
Kendall R. Phillips
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Description for Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture
paperback. Examines ten key horror films in an attempt to answer the question of why they remain such a powerful force in American culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
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 has been 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 ... Read more
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 has been 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313361821
SKU
V9780313361821
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About Kendall R. Phillips
Kendall R. Phillips is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University. His essays and reviews have appeared in such journals as Literature/Film Quartlery and Philosophy and Rhetoric.
Reviews for Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture
The book is sensible, highly readable, and concise….[t]his book will best serve as an introduction to the horror genre. Recommended. Lower-/upper-division undergraduates; general readers.
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[E]xplores the relationship between 10 classic horror films and the cultures they reflect.
US States News
Phillips analyzes ten landmark horror films, including Dracula, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Silence of ... Read more
Choice
[E]xplores the relationship between 10 classic horror films and the cultures they reflect.
US States News
Phillips analyzes ten landmark horror films, including Dracula, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Silence of ... Read more