Horror Zone
The Cultural Experience of Contemporary Horror Cinema
Published on 30. November 2009
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-84885-262-4 (ISBN)
Description
Robin Wood has noted that horror 'has consistently been one of the most popular and, at the same time, the most disreputable of Hollywood genres'. Horror is still immensely popular but its assimilation into our culture continues apace. In "Horror Zone", leading international writers on horror take horror into the world outside cinema screens to explore the interconnections between the films and modern media and entertainment industries, economies and production practices, cultural and political forums, spectators and fans. They critically examine the ways in which the horror genre functions in all its multifarious forms, considering, for example, the Friday the 13th films as a contemporary grand guignol, the new series of Mummy and Blade films as blockbusters, and horror film marketing on the Internet. They also examine the relationship between the contemporary horror film and the theme park ride, the horror film as art house cinema, relationships between pornography and the horror film, set and costume design in horror films such as "The Silence of the Lambs", and the place of special effects in this most reputable of film genres.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
30 integrated bw illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84885-262-4 (9781848852624)
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Ian Conrich is Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birkbeck, University of London. His books include 'The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror' (2004), 'Film's Musical Moments' (2006), and 'Contemporary New Zealand Cinema' (I.B. Tauris, 2008).
Content
Introduction. Ian Conrich
Industry, Technology and the New Media
1. Dark Rides, Hybrid Machines and the Horror Experience. Angela Ndalianis
(University of Melbourne, Australia)
2. High Concept Thrills and Chills: The Horror Blockbuster. Stacey Abbott
(Roehampton University, UK)
3. Bringing it All Back Home: Horror Cinema and Video Culture. Linda Badley
(Middle Tennessee State University, US)
Audiences, Fans, and Consumption
4. Stalking the Web: Celebration, Chat and Horror Film Marketing on the
Internet. Brigid Cherry (St Mary's College, UK)
5. Attending Horror Film Festivals and Conventions: Liveness, Subcultural Capital
and "Flesh-and-Blood Genre Communities". Matt Hills (University of
Cardiff, UK)
6. Trashing the Academy: Taste, Excess and an Emerging Politics of Cinematic
Style. Jeffrey Sconce (Northwestern University, US)
7. Terrifying Toys and Tie-ins: The Material Culture of Horror Cinema. Ian Conrich (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Manufacture and Design
8. They're Here!: Special Effects in the Horror Cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Ernest
Mathijs (University of British Columbia, Canada)
9. Making Up Monsters: Set and Costume Design in Horror Films. Tamao
Nakahara (University of California, Berkeley, US)
10. Culture Wars: Some New Trends in Art Horror. Joan Hawkins (University of
Indiana, US)
Boundaries of Horror
11. "Parts is Parts": Pornography, Splatter Films and the Politics of Corporeal
Disintegration. Jay Mcroy (University of Wisconsin, Parkside, US)
12. Nazi Horror Films. Julian Petley (Brunel University, UK)
13. Better the Devil You Know: Antichrists at the Millennium. Mick Broderick
(Murdoch University, Australia)
14. Feminine Boundaries: Adolescence, Witchcraft and Magic in Contemporary
Cinema and Television. Estella Tincknell (University of the West of England)
15. Impaired Visions: the Cultural and Cinematic Politics of Blindness in the Horror
Film. Angela Marie Smith (University of Utah, US)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Industry, Technology and the New Media
1. Dark Rides, Hybrid Machines and the Horror Experience. Angela Ndalianis
(University of Melbourne, Australia)
2. High Concept Thrills and Chills: The Horror Blockbuster. Stacey Abbott
(Roehampton University, UK)
3. Bringing it All Back Home: Horror Cinema and Video Culture. Linda Badley
(Middle Tennessee State University, US)
Audiences, Fans, and Consumption
4. Stalking the Web: Celebration, Chat and Horror Film Marketing on the
Internet. Brigid Cherry (St Mary's College, UK)
5. Attending Horror Film Festivals and Conventions: Liveness, Subcultural Capital
and "Flesh-and-Blood Genre Communities". Matt Hills (University of
Cardiff, UK)
6. Trashing the Academy: Taste, Excess and an Emerging Politics of Cinematic
Style. Jeffrey Sconce (Northwestern University, US)
7. Terrifying Toys and Tie-ins: The Material Culture of Horror Cinema. Ian Conrich (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Manufacture and Design
8. They're Here!: Special Effects in the Horror Cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Ernest
Mathijs (University of British Columbia, Canada)
9. Making Up Monsters: Set and Costume Design in Horror Films. Tamao
Nakahara (University of California, Berkeley, US)
10. Culture Wars: Some New Trends in Art Horror. Joan Hawkins (University of
Indiana, US)
Boundaries of Horror
11. "Parts is Parts": Pornography, Splatter Films and the Politics of Corporeal
Disintegration. Jay Mcroy (University of Wisconsin, Parkside, US)
12. Nazi Horror Films. Julian Petley (Brunel University, UK)
13. Better the Devil You Know: Antichrists at the Millennium. Mick Broderick
(Murdoch University, Australia)
14. Feminine Boundaries: Adolescence, Witchcraft and Magic in Contemporary
Cinema and Television. Estella Tincknell (University of the West of England)
15. Impaired Visions: the Cultural and Cinematic Politics of Blindness in the Horror
Film. Angela Marie Smith (University of Utah, US)
Notes
Bibliography
Index