A Christian Response to Horror Cinema: Ten Films in Theological Perspective
Author:   Peter Fraser
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   216
Publication Date:   29 April 2015
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A Christian Response to Horror Cinema: Ten Films in Theological Perspective


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Author:   Peter Fraser
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786498246


ISBN 10:   0786498242
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   29 April 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction 1. What Lies Beneath the Horror Genre 2. Monster and Man: Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 3. Modern Paralysis and Ancient Faith: Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr 4. Carnival Pleasures: Karl Freund’s The Mummy 5. Lawless Men and Beasts: Jacques Tourneur’s Night of the Demon 6. Kill Thine Enemy: Howard Hawks’ The Thing 7. The Return of Molech: Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man 8. The Corruption of the Virgin: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist 9. No Pleasure but Cruelty: John Carpenter’s Halloween 10. Lord of the World: Hideo Nakata’s Ringu Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"""a well-written, accessible work...it fills a void as one of the first books of its type""--Journal of American Culture."


a well-written, accessible work...it fills a void as one of the first books of its type --Journal of American Culture.


“a well-written, accessible work...it fills a void as one of the first books of its type”—Journal of American Culture.


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Peter Fraser is a professor of English and Director of the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University. This is his third book on the intersection of Christianity and film. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

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