Halloween: Youth Cinema and the Horrors of Growing Up

ISBN-13: 9781032177052 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 128 str.

Mark Bernard

Opis

This book explores the multi-dimensional nature of "youth" in Halloween by looking at the film in relation to youth-focused horror films that came before and after it. The book also illustrates how the film offers complex portrayals not only of teenagers, but also pre-adolescents and young adults.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: I Was A Teenage Psycho Killer: Halloween and the History of Youth Horror Cinema

Chapter 2: Familial and Societal Failure: Reading Youth and Ideology in Halloween

Chapter 3: A Triptych of Youth: Teenagers, Preadolescents, and Young Adults in Halloween

Chapter 4: The Mise en Abyme of Youth: The Halloween Franchise

O autorze

Mark Bernard is Assistant Professor of English at Siena Heights University. His primary research interests are horror cinema and media industries. He is the author of Selling the Splat Pack: The DVD Revolution and the American Horror Film.