LEADER 04650nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910781416403321 005 20230725054308.0 010 $a9780292735330 (eBook) 024 7 $a10.7560/726628 035 $a(CKB)2550000000073437 035 $a(EBL)3443574 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000551442 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11408589 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551442 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10537957 035 $a(PQKB)10741808 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443574 035 $a(OCoLC)774027568 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse591 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443574 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519725 035 $a(OCoLC)932314204 035 $a(DE-B1597)586751 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292735330 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000073437 100 $a20110509d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHorror after 9/11$b[electronic resource] $eworld of fear, cinema of terror /$fedited by Aviva Briefel and Sam J. Miller 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a9780292747586 (Paperback) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 320 $aIncludes filmography. 327 $aIntroduction / Aviva Briefel and Sam J. Miller -- Why horror? Black screens, lost bodies: the cinematic apparatus of 9/11 horror / Laura Frost -- Let's roll: Hollywood takes on 9/11 / Elisabeth Ford -- Transforming horror : David Cronenberg's cinematic gestures after 9/11 / Adam Lowenstein -- Horror looks at itself. Caught on tape? the politics of video in the new torture film / Catherine Zimmer -- Cutting into concepts of "reflectionist" cinema? the saw franchise and puzzles of post-9/11 horror / Matt Hills -- The host versus Cloverfield / Homay King -- "Shop \'til you drop!": consumerism and horror / Aviva Briefel -- Horror in action -- Historicizing the Bush years: politics, horror film, and Francis Lawrence's I am legend / Steffen Hantke -- "I am the devil and I'm here to do the devil's work": Rob Zombie, George W. Bush, and the limits of American freedom / Linnie Blake -- "Forever family" values: Twilight and the modern Mormon vampire / Travis Sutton and Harry M. Benshoff -- Assimilation and the queer monster / Sam J. Miller. 330 $aHorror films have exploded in popularity since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, many of them breaking box-office records and generating broad public discourse. These films have attracted A-list talent and earned award nods, while at the same time becoming darker, more disturbing, and increasingly apocalyptic. Why has horror suddenly become more popular, and what does this say about us? What do specific horror films and trends convey about American society in the wake of events so horrific that many pundits initially predicted the death of the genre? How could American audiences, after tasting real horror, want to consume images of violence on screen? Horror after 9/11 represents the first major exploration of the horror genre through the lens of 9/11 and the subsequent transformation of American and global society. Films discussed include the Twilight saga; the Saw series; Hostel; Cloverfield; 28 Days Later; remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, and The Hills Have Eyes; and many more. The contributors analyze recent trends in the horror genre, including the rise of 'torture porn,' the big-budget remakes of classic horror films, the reinvention of traditional monsters such as vampires and zombies, and a new awareness of visual technologies as sites of horror in themselves. The essays examine the allegorical role that the horror film has held in the last ten years, and the ways that it has been translating and reinterpreting the discourses and images of terror into its own cinematic language. 517 3 $aHorror after September eleven 606 $aHorror films$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTerror in motion pictures 606 $aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xInfluence 615 0$aHorror films$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aTerror in motion pictures. 615 0$aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xInfluence. 676 $a791.43/616409 701 $aBriefel$b Aviva$01515002 701 $aMiller$b Sam J$01515003 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781416403321 996 $aHorror after 9$93750513 997 $aUNINA