Contemporary Horror on Screen : An Evolving Visual Narrative / / Sarah Baker, Amanda Rutherford, and Richard Pamatatau, editors

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 pages)
• Disciplina: 791.436164
• Soggetto topico: Horror films - History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): BakerSarah; RutherfordAmanda; PamatatauRichard
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- References -- Part I The Environment and Climatic Apocalyptic Events as a Threat on Humanity -- 2 Panic Watching: On the Function of Consuming Fictional Pandemics During a Real Pandemic -- Outbreak/Pandemic Films and COVID-19 -- Functions of Watching Outbreak Films -- Outbreak and Contagion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 When Corporate Biology Gets Caught up with Mother Nature: An Analysis of the Netflix Viral Horror the Rain -- References -- 4 Representations of Environmental Apocalyptic Horror in Greenland (2020) -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 From Haaa! to OOO: The New Cycle of Killer Objects: The New Cycle of Killer Objects -- The Posthuman and the Horror Genre -- Posthumanism and OOO: Brief Sketches -- The Horror Politics of OOO -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II Ritual, Rite and Curses as Horror in the Disintegration of Family and Community -- 6 Hereditary's Intergenerational Curse -- Audience Reception -- Hidden Secrets -- Family Disintegration -- Bad Mothers -- The Occult and Paimon -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Haunted Churches, Wicked Schools, Addressing Postcolonial History Through Philippine Horror -- Horror and Horror Cinema -- (Postcolonial) Gothic and Philippine Consequences -- Analysis of Seklusyon -- Analysis of Eerie -- Reflections and Conclusions -- References -- 8 A Ghost Story and Micro-Cosmic Horror: Virginia Woolf's Indifferent Fear -- References -- 9 Shifting Subjectivities: Adopting the Perspective of the Other in Mother and Get Out -- Othering in Horror -- Shifting Perspectives -- Internalising the Threat -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Pedophobiac Audiences: Mapping the Presence of the Child in Horror Cinema -- References -- 11 Good for Her -- Ready or Not's Final Girl and the Rich, Patriarchal Family as Monster. ; Carol Clover's Final Girl -- Ready or Not as Slasher -- Ready or Not's Final Girl -- The Monstrous Le Domas Family -- Intergenerational Wealth -- The Patriarchal Ritual -- Marriage -- Grace as a White Final Girl -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Horrors of Political Agenda and Leadership: The Rise of Nations Against their People -- 12 The It Duology: An Integrated Analysis of Mainstream Horror in the 2010s -- IT and IT: Chapter 2 -- The Framework -- Sociohistorical Factors: The Evil Politics of Trump and Clowns -- Industrial Factors: New Line, High Concept Event Horror, and Nostalgia -- Psychological Factors: The Appeal of Evil Clowns in the Trump Era -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Why Isn't There Anybody? Isolation and Loneliness in Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Pulse -- An Emptying Society: The Liquification of Japan in the Lost Decade -- The Liquification of Japan: Categorical Instability in the Lost Decades -- Visualising Chaos: Fear of Technological Isolation -- Dare Mo Inai: When Isolation is Channelled Through Technology -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones: A Failed Movie or a Movie Failed? -- References -- 15 The Horror Film and Donald Trump: The Revenge of Minorities -- The Donald Trump Election -- The Horror Film -- Jason Blum and the Horror Film -- Horror Film and the Black Power -- Horror Movie and Girl-Power -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary Horror on Screen
• ISBN: 981-9949-65-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910746070503321
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