
Deformed and Destructive Beings
The Purpose of Horror Films
George Ochoa(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 6. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
235 pages
978-0-7864-6307-7 (ISBN)
Description
Why are audiences drawn to horror films? Previous answers to that question have included everything from a need to experience fear to a hunger for psychotherapy. This critical text proposes that the horror film's primary purpose is to present monsters, best understood as deformed and destructive beings. These monsters satisfy the audience's desire to know these beings, in particular those beings too fantastic and dangerous to know in real life. The text illuminates many aspects of the horror film genre, including epistemology, ethics, evaluation, history, monster taxonomy, and filmmaking techniques.
Reviews / Votes
"a lively and interesting read...contains many rare film stills. Monster movie addicts will love it"-starburstmagazine.com "when it comes to horror films, Ochoa knows his stuff"-Scarlet.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
48 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6307-7 (9780786463077)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
George Ochoa is the author or coauthor of more than thirty nonfiction books. He is currently a medical writer at Applied Clinical Education in New York. Please visit his blog at deformeddestructive.blogspot.com.
Content
Table of Contents
Preface
PART I. THE HORROR FILM ANALYZED
1. Purpose
2. Knowing
3. DDB Profile
4. Structure
5. Essential Elements
6. Ethics
7. Meaning and Significance
8. Evaluation of a Good Horror Film
9. Evaluation of a Bad Horror Film
PART II. THE HORROR FILM IN CONTEXT
10. Genres
11. History: Beginnings to the 1950s
12. History: 1960s to the Present
13. Reputation
14. Taxonomy
15. Techniques
16. Directors
17. Stars and DDBs
18. Other Directions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
PART I. THE HORROR FILM ANALYZED
1. Purpose
2. Knowing
3. DDB Profile
4. Structure
5. Essential Elements
6. Ethics
7. Meaning and Significance
8. Evaluation of a Good Horror Film
9. Evaluation of a Bad Horror Film
PART II. THE HORROR FILM IN CONTEXT
10. Genres
11. History: Beginnings to the 1950s
12. History: 1960s to the Present
13. Reputation
14. Taxonomy
15. Techniques
16. Directors
17. Stars and DDBs
18. Other Directions
Notes
Bibliography
Index