Contemporary British Horror Cinema: Industry, Genre and Society
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0748689737 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Johnny Walker is Lecturer in Media at Northumbria University.
"Excellent" --The Dark Side"In taking an approach that considers the various industrial changes and circumstances which surround the contemporary films in question, Walker's work stands as an excellent British counterpart to recent academic work on contemporary American horror films by Richard Nowell (Blood Money (2011) and Merchants of Menace (2014)), Mark Bernard (Selling the Splat Pack (2015)) and Steve Jones (Torture Porn (2013)). British horror cinema is experiencing a commercial and artistic renaissance, and now there is a critical study worthy of the films themselves." -- Kevin Heffernan, Southern Methodist University"What ties together the new Hammer films and Hoodie Horror? This wonderful book has the answers. Meticulously researched and bold in asserting connections between film practice and cultural sensitivities, Johnny Walker's comprehensive overview covers dozens of British horror movies since 2000, many of them wort
Combining industrial research and primary interview material with detailed textual analysis, Contemporary British Horror Cinema looks beyond the dominant paradigms which have explained away British horror in the past, and sheds light on one of the most dynamic and distinctive - yet scarcely talked about - areas of contemporary British film production. Considering high-profile theatrical releases, including The Descent, Shaun of the Dead and The Woman in Black, as well as more obscure films such as The Devil's Chair, Resurrecting the Street Walker and Cherry Tree Lane, Contemporary British Horror Cinema provides a thorough examination of British horror film production in the twenty-first century.
Lindsey Decker said excellent resource. A must-read for any serious scholar of contemporary British horror.