From no-budget to the Hammer studio, "British Horror Cinema" investigates a wealth of horror films including classics such as Peeping Tom and "The Wicker Man." Contributors consider the Britishness of British horror and address issues of censorship, the representation of family and of women. They also examine sub-genres such as the portmanteau horror film, and the work of key filmmakers including John Gilling and Peter Walker.
From no-budget to the Hammer studio, "British Horror Cinema" investigates a wealth of horror films including classics such as Peeping Tom and "The Wicker Man." Contributors consider the Britishness of British horror and address issues of censorship, the representation of family and of women. They also examine sub-genres such as the portmanteau horror film, and the work of key filmmakers including John Gilling and Peter Walker.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steve Chibnall is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at DeMontfort University, Leicester. He is the co-editor of British Crime Cinema (Routledge 1999). Julian Petley is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Information Studies at Brunel University. He is co-editor of Ill Effects: The Media Violence Debate: Second Edition (Routledge 2001).
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List of illustrations. Notes on contributors. Acknowledgements. 1. The Return of the repressed? British Horror's heritage and future Steve Chibnall and Julian Petley 2. The British censors and horror cinema Mark Kermode 3. 'A crude sort of entertainment for a crude sort of audience': the British critics and horror cinema Julian Petley 4. Screaming for release: Femininity and horror film fandom in Britain Brigid Cherry 5. Horrific films and 1930s British Cinema Ian Conrich 6. Psycho Thriller, qu'est que c'est? Kim Newman 7. Necromancy in the UK: Witchcraft and the occult in British horror Leon Hunt 8. Barbara, Julia, Carol, Myra and Nell: Diagnosing female madness in British horror cinema Steven Jay Schneider 10. The Amicus house of horror Peter Hutchings 11. A descent into the underworld: Deathline Marcelle Perks 12. A heritage of evil: Peter Walker and the politics of Gothic revisionism Steve Chibnall 13. On the side of the demons: Clive Barker's pleasures and pains. Interviews with Clive Barker and Doug Bradley Paul Wells 14. Dying light: an obituary for the Great British Horror Movie Richard Stanley. Filmography of British horror films in the sound era L. S. Smith
List of illustrations. Notes on contributors. Acknowledgements. 1. The Return of the repressed? British Horror's heritage and future Steve Chibnall and Julian Petley 2. The British censors and horror cinema Mark Kermode 3. 'A crude sort of entertainment for a crude sort of audience': the British critics and horror cinema Julian Petley 4. Screaming for release: Femininity and horror film fandom in Britain Brigid Cherry 5. Horrific films and 1930s British Cinema Ian Conrich 6. Psycho Thriller, qu'est que c'est? Kim Newman 7. Necromancy in the UK: Witchcraft and the occult in British horror Leon Hunt 8. Barbara, Julia, Carol, Myra and Nell: Diagnosing female madness in British horror cinema Steven Jay Schneider 10. The Amicus house of horror Peter Hutchings 11. A descent into the underworld: Deathline Marcelle Perks 12. A heritage of evil: Peter Walker and the politics of Gothic revisionism Steve Chibnall 13. On the side of the demons: Clive Barker's pleasures and pains. Interviews with Clive Barker and Doug Bradley Paul Wells 14. Dying light: an obituary for the Great British Horror Movie Richard Stanley. Filmography of British horror films in the sound era L. S. Smith
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