The Horror Sensorium: Media and the Senses
Author:   Angela Ndalianis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786461271


Pages:   231
Publication Date:   03 October 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Author:   Angela Ndalianis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780786461271


ISBN 10:   0786461276
Pages:   231
Publication Date:   03 October 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Horror Aesthetics and the Sensorium 2. Dancing with the Living Dead: Video Games, Avatars and Arms on the Brain 3. Dark Rides, Hybrid Machines and the Multisensory Experience 4. Paranormal Romance: Anita Blake, Sookie Stackhouse and the Monsters Who Love Them 5. Payback’s a Bitch! Death Proof, Planet Terror and the Carnivalization of Grindhouse Cinema 6. Hail to the King! Techno-Intertexts, Video Game Horror and Doom 3 7. Transmedia and the Sensorium: From Blair Witch to True Blood Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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a most welcome contribution.... In fact it may be one of the most persuasive and useful approaches yet...erudite and eloquent...an excellent introduction...highly recommended --Screening the Past; an incredibly fun read...a must read...fascinating...insightful...a perfect text with which to engage a wide range of students in the new media field --Senses of Cinema; a helpful resource for those pursuing scholarly interest in horror, sensory theory, or transmedia...Ndalianis presents a distinct way of looking at horror texts that transcends some of the hidebound assumptions common to much modern theory --Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.


a most welcome contribution.... In fact it may be one of the most persuasive and useful approaches yet...erudite and eloquent...an excellent introduction...highly recommended --<i>Screening the Past</i>; an incredibly fun read...a must read...fascinating...insightful...a perfect text with which to engage a wide range of students in the new media field --<i>Senses of Cinema</i>; a helpful resource for those pursuing scholarly interest in horror, sensory theory, or transmedia...Ndalianis presents a distinct way of looking at horror texts that transcends some of the hidebound assumptions common to much modern theory --<i>Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts</i>.


Author Information

Angela Ndalianis is associate professor in screen and cultural studies at the University of Melbourne, in Australia. The author of several books and numerous articles, she is associate editor of Animation: an Interdisciplinary Journal and editor of Refractory: a Journal of Entertainment Media.

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