The Laughing Dead: The Horror-Comedy Film from Bride of Frankenstein to Zombieland

ISBN-13: 9781442268326 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 296 str.

Cynthia J. Miller; A. Bowdoin Van Riper

Opis

Hybrid cinema films that straddle more than one genre are not unusual. But when seemingly incongruous genres are mashed together, such as the horror-comedy, filmmakers often have to tread carefully to produce a cohesive, satisfying work. Though they date as far back as James Whale s Bride of Frankenstein (1935), horror-comedies have only recently become one of the most popular attractions for movie goers. In The Laughing Dead: The Horror-Comedy Film from Bride of Frankenstein to Zombieland, editors Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have compiled essays on the comic undead that look at the sub-genre from a variety of perspectives. Spanning virtually the entire sound era, this collection considers everything from classics like The Canterville Ghost to modern cult-favorites like Shaun of the Dead. Other films discussed in this book include Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Beetlejuice, The Book of Life, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Ghostbusters, House on Haunted Hill, ParaNorman, Scream, and Zombieland. Contributors to this volume approach comedic monster films from different points of view, looking at ways in which silly supernatural beings call into question and sometimes revise genre theory. The Laughing Dead will be of interest to scholars and fans of both horror and comedy films, as well as those interested in film history and, of course, the proliferation of the undead in popular culture."