The horror film is thriving worldwide. Filmmakers in countries as diverse as the USA, Australia, Israel, Spain, France, Great Britain, Iran, and South Korea are using the horror genre to address the emerging fears and anxieties of their cultures. This book investigates horror cinema around the globe with an emphasis on how the genre has developed in the past ten years. It closely examines 28 international films, including It Follows (2014), Grave (Raw, 2016), Busanhaeng (Train to Busan, 2016), and Get Out (2016), with discussions of dozens more. Each chapter focuses on a different country,…mehr
The horror film is thriving worldwide. Filmmakers in countries as diverse as the USA, Australia, Israel, Spain, France, Great Britain, Iran, and South Korea are using the horror genre to address the emerging fears and anxieties of their cultures. This book investigates horror cinema around the globe with an emphasis on how the genre has developed in the past ten years. It closely examines 28 international films, including It Follows (2014), Grave (Raw, 2016), Busanhaeng (Train to Busan, 2016), and Get Out (2016), with discussions of dozens more. Each chapter focuses on a different country, analyzing what frightens the people of these various nations and the ways in which horror crosses over to international audiences.
Jon Towlson is a UK-based journalist and film critic. He has written for British Film Institute, Senses of Cinema, Digital Filmmaker Magazine, Starburst, Scream, The Dark Side, Starburst Magazine, Paracinema, Exquisite Terror, Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, Shadowland Magazine and Bright Lights Film Journal.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: States of Terror 1. Argentina: White Coffin (2016) and Francesca (2015) 2. Australia: The Babadook (2014) and Hounds of Love (2016) 3. Austria: Goodnight Mommy (2014) and Cold Hell (2017) 4. Brazil: Through the Shadow (2015) and Our Evil (2017) 5. Britain: Prevenge (2016) and The Girl with All the Gifts (2016) 6. Denmark: Shelley (2016) and What We Become (2015) 7. France-Belgium-Luxembourg: The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013) and Raw (2016) 8. Iran: Under the Shadow (2016) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) 9. Israel: Rabies (2010) and Big Bad Wolves (2013) 10. Mexico: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) and The Untamed (2016) 11. South Korea: Train to Busan (2016) and The Wailing (2016) 12. Spain: Painless (2012) and The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015) 13. Turkey: Hüddam (2015) and Baskin (2015) 14. U.S. and Canada: Most Beautiful Island (2017) and The Transfiguration (2016) Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: States of Terror 1. Argentina: White Coffin (2016) and Francesca (2015) 2. Australia: The Babadook (2014) and Hounds of Love (2016) 3. Austria: Goodnight Mommy (2014) and Cold Hell (2017) 4. Brazil: Through the Shadow (2015) and Our Evil (2017) 5. Britain: Prevenge (2016) and The Girl with All the Gifts (2016) 6. Denmark: Shelley (2016) and What We Become (2015) 7. France-Belgium-Luxembourg: The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013) and Raw (2016) 8. Iran: Under the Shadow (2016) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) 9. Israel: Rabies (2010) and Big Bad Wolves (2013) 10. Mexico: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) and The Untamed (2016) 11. South Korea: Train to Busan (2016) and The Wailing (2016) 12. Spain: Painless (2012) and The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015) 13. Turkey: Hüddam (2015) and Baskin (2015) 14. U.S. and Canada: Most Beautiful Island (2017) and The Transfiguration (2016) Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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