Kategoria BISAC: Performing Arts >> Film - Genres - Horror

onsters seem to be here to stay.

Though we have left belief in the supernatural and -realness- of monsters in the past, we continue to craft monstrous narratives which delve into the depths of the human subconscious.

In certain cases, we love to love the monster. In others, we bond over mutual desire to see it conquered, vanquished. The inherent mutability of the monster provides us with endless opportunities to reimagine, reenvision, and reencounter these creatures.

This volume contains discussions and dissections of monsters across multiple media...

British Horror Films of the 1960s covers nearly 90 motion pictures made in England between 1960 and 1969.  There are complete cast lists, directorial credits, running times, and a synopsis of each film, along with over two thousand pictures, many never before having been seen.  This is the second in a series of three books on the British Horror film, with an introduction by the late Sir Christopher Lee.

Why has the zombie become such a pervasive figure in twenty-first-century popular culture? John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro and Filip Miscevic seek to answer this question by arguing that particular aspects of the zombie, common to a variety of media forms, reflect a crisis in modern Western culture.  

The authors examine the essential features of the zombie, including mindlessness, ugliness and homelessness, and argue that these reflect the outlook of the contemporary West and its attendant zeitgeists of anxiety, alienation, disconnection and disenfranchisement. They...

Why has the zombie become such a pervasive figure in twenty-first-century popular culture? John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro and Filip Miscevic seek to answer this question by arguing that particular aspects of the zombie, common to a variety of media forms, reflect a crisis in modern Western culture.  

The authors examine the essential features of the zombie, including mindlessness, ugliness and homelessness, and argue that these reflect the outlook of the contemporary West and its attendant zeitgeists of anxiety, alienation, disconnection and disenfranchisement. They...