Horror
A Companion
Seiten
2019
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New edition
Peter Lang Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78707-919-9 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78707-919-9 (ISBN)
What is Horror?
Horror is an inherently sensational and popular phenomenon. Extreme violence, terrifying monsters and jarring music shock, scare and excite us out of our everyday lives. The horror genre gives shape to the particular anxieties of society but also reveals the fundamental nature of what it is to be human.
This volume provides an introduction to horror in compact and accessible essays, from classics such as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining to contemporary throwbacks like the Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things. Beginning with the philosophical and historical background of horror, this book touches upon seminal figures such as Poe, Lovecraft, Quiroga, Jackson, King and Suzuki and engages with the evolution of the genre across old and new media from literature, art and comics to film, gaming and social media. Alongside this is a consideration of established and emerging areas like smart horror (Jordan Peele’s Get Out), queer horror (Brad Falchuk’s American Horror Story), eco-horror (Alex Garland’s Annihilation), horror video games (P.T.) and African American horror (Tananarive Due’s Ghost Summer: Stories).
This volume provides an invaluable resource for experts, students and general readers alike for further understanding the horror genre and the ways it is developing into the future.
Horror is an inherently sensational and popular phenomenon. Extreme violence, terrifying monsters and jarring music shock, scare and excite us out of our everyday lives. The horror genre gives shape to the particular anxieties of society but also reveals the fundamental nature of what it is to be human.
This volume provides an introduction to horror in compact and accessible essays, from classics such as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining to contemporary throwbacks like the Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things. Beginning with the philosophical and historical background of horror, this book touches upon seminal figures such as Poe, Lovecraft, Quiroga, Jackson, King and Suzuki and engages with the evolution of the genre across old and new media from literature, art and comics to film, gaming and social media. Alongside this is a consideration of established and emerging areas like smart horror (Jordan Peele’s Get Out), queer horror (Brad Falchuk’s American Horror Story), eco-horror (Alex Garland’s Annihilation), horror video games (P.T.) and African American horror (Tananarive Due’s Ghost Summer: Stories).
This volume provides an invaluable resource for experts, students and general readers alike for further understanding the horror genre and the ways it is developing into the future.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Genre Fiction and Film Companions ; 3 |
| Zusatzinfo | 57 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Witney |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 423 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | african american horror • annihilation • Bacon • Companion • Cowboy Smithx • Duffer Brothers • Eco-horror • Edgar Allan Poe • Film • Genre Fiction • Get Out • Horror • Indigenous Horror • Koji Suzuki • popular culture • queer horror • Simon • Simon Bacon • Social Media • Stanley Kubrick • Stephen King • Stranger Things • Terror • the Ring cycle • video games |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78707-919-8 / 1787079198 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78707-919-9 / 9781787079199 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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