Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film fills a broad scholastic gap by analysing the elements of narrative and stylistic construction of films in the slasher subgenre of horror that have been produced and/or distributed in the Hollywood studio system from its initial boom in the late 1970s to the present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137496478
• Artikelnr.: 44170128

Autorenporträt

Stacey Abbott, University of Roehampton, UK Mark Richard Adams, Brunel University, UK Jessica Balanzategui, University of Melbourne, Australia Gary Bettinson, Lancaster University, UK Wickham Clayton, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK Ian Conrich, University of South Australia Darren Elliott-Smith, University of Hertfordshire, UK Matthew Freeman, Birmingham City University, UK Andrew Patrick Nelson, Montana State University, USA Dana Och, University of Pittsburgh, USA Fran Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton, UK David Roche, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France Karra Shimabukuro, University of New Mexico, USA Janet Staiger, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments
introduction: The Collection Awakes PART I: THE BIRTH, DEATH, AND
RESURRECTION OF THE SLASHER FILM 1. (In)Stability of Point of View in and ;
David Roche 2. Undermining the Moneygrubbers, or: How I learned to stop
worrying and love ; Wickham Clayton 3. I Framed Freddy: Functional
Aesthetics in the Series; Karra Shimabukuro 4. and : Re-imagining the
Slasher Film Through Urban Gothic; Stacey Abbott PART II: OLDER, DARKER,
AND SELF-AWARE 5. Franchise Legacy and Neo-Slasher Conventions in ; Andrew
Patrick Nelson 6. Roses are Red, Violence is Too: Exploring Stylistic
Excess in ; Mark Richard Adams 7. Puzzles, Contraptions, and the Highly
Elaborate Moment: The Inevitability of Death in the Grand Slasher
Narratives of the and Series of Films; Ian Conrich 8. The Killer Who Never
Was: Complex Storytelling, the Series, and the Shifting Moral Alignment of
Puzzle Film Horror; Matthew Freeman 9. Resurrecting ; Gary Bettinson PART
III: FORM VS. THEORY 10. Parody, Pastiche and Intertextuality in : Formal
and Theoretical Approaches to the Postmodern Slasher; Fran Pheasant-Kelly
11. Crises of Identification in the Supernatural Slasher: The Resurrection
of the Supernatural Slasher Villain; Jessica Balanzategui 12. Queer Erotic
Aesthetics in Marcus Nispel's (2003); Darren Elliott-Smith 13. Beyond
Surveillance: Questions of the Real in the Neo-postmodern Horror Film; Dana
Och 14. The Slasher, the Final Girl, and the Anti-Denouement; Janet Staiger
Index

Rezensionen

'This collection deserves attention from anyone interested in the interrogation and enjoyment of the Hollywood Slasher film. Offering staunch, articulate, and passionate arguments for adopting formalist methodologies in the study and appreciation of the Hollywood Slasher genre, these essays make valuable contributions to existing horror film scholarship, extending the discussion beyond socio-ideological and theoretical perspectives.' Valerie Wee, National University of Singapore

'Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film is a welcome addition to critical works on the genre. Wickham Clayton brings together a very focused set of essays exploring the aesthetics and formal structures of the slasher film. The contributors explore a wide range of slasher films, both the typical examples and the unexpected, pushing at the boundaries of the form. This collection will provide interest and raise challenging questions for readers of all levels, shedding new light on formalist approaches to the genre.' Brigid Cherry, Research Fellow in Screen Media, St Mary's University, Twickenham

'With exciting essays on the slasher subgenre from classic to revisionist films, this timely collection offers a rich vein of enquiry and superb range of scholarship on slasher stylistics. Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film opens up the field of slasher studies for a new generation, challenging dominant theories and offering advanced and innovative perspectives.' Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Lecturer in Film Studies and American Literature, Manchester Metropolitan University