Lindsay Nelson

Circulating Fear

Japanese Horror, Fractured Realities, and New Media

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines Japanese horror films released from the 2010s to present day, analyzing the function of computers, smartphones, and social media in the narratives, dissemination, and consumption of these films. Lindsay Nelson argues that the multitude of screens creates a sense of fractured reality in contemporary Japanese horror.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9781793613677
• ISBN-10: 1793613672
• Artikelnr.: 62510406

Autorenporträt

By Lindsay Nelson

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter One: Circulating Urban Legends: From 2channel to Toshimaen: The
Movie
Chapter Two: Idols, Japanese Horror, and Fractured Realities: Shirome
Chapter Three: The Haunted Forest: Circulating Aokigahara
Chapter Four: From Ringu to Rings: Porous Screens and Virtual Windows in
the Later Ringu Films
Conclusion: Living in Virtual Windows
Bibliography
About the Author