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Author: Charles Derry ,
John Russell Taylor
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.960kg
ISBN: 9780786433971
ISBN 10: 0786433973
Pages: 447
Publication Date: 12 November 2009
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
This is really an excellent book on the psychological reasons we go to horror films, what they mean to us, what the metaphors of various manifestations mean, and how our fears reflect in the films that are made --Film World -- Film Review Annual Film Review Annual
Everything about this volume is first rate... This is a book that offers a refreshing approach to a well-worn genre. It is sure to please, delight, and excite a wide audience. Highly recommended. -- Cinema Booklist Cinema Booklist This is really an excellent book on the psychological reasons we go to horror films, what they mean to us, what the metaphors of various manifestations mean, and how our fears reflect in the films that are made --Film World -- Film Review Annual Film Review Annual an insightful study...a good choice for film students and researchers --Library Journal; back and...it's bigger and better than ever...highly recommend...essential addition to any serious library --Scarlet; a must read...highly recommended --Choice; everything about this volume is first rate... This is a book that offers a refreshing approach to a well-worn genre. It is sure to please, delight, and excite a wide audience. Highly recommended. --Cinema Booklist; this is really an excellent book on the psychological reasons we go to horror films, what they mean to us, what the metaphors of various manifestations mean, and how our fears reflect in the films that are made --Film World; this refreshingly original, intelligent, and serious study...manages to cover a large number of titles with commendable fullness and lucidity...this is one of the most important specialized horror books to appear recently, and deserves closer examination than present space permits. Highly recommended --Film Review Annual.
"""an insightful study...a good choice for film students and researchers""--Library Journal; ""back and...it's bigger and better than ever...highly recommend...essential addition to any serious library""--Scarlet; ""a must read...highly recommended""--Choice; ""everything about this volume is first rate... This is a book that offers a refreshing approach to a well-worn genre. It is sure to please, delight, and excite a wide audience. Highly recommended.""--Cinema Booklist; ""this is really an excellent book on the psychological reasons we go to horror films, what they mean to us, what the metaphors of various manifestations mean, and how our fears reflect in the films that are made""--Film World; ""this refreshingly original, intelligent, and serious study...manages to cover a large number of titles with commendable fullness and lucidity...this is one of the most important specialized horror books to appear recently, and deserves closer examination than present space permits. Highly recommended""--Film Review Annual."
Author Information
Charles Derry is a member of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies and teaches writing and film criticism at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, where he is the Coordinator of the Film Studies Program. He has also written on popular culture, melodrama, and soap opera.
