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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.436164
EAN num: 9780789022639
ISBN number: 078902263X
Label: Routledge
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Page Count: 120
Printing Date: July 07, 2005
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The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre's most influential directors and investigates how traditional themes of isolation, alienation, death, and transformation have helped build the foundation of horror cinema. Authors Carl and Diana Royer examine the techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock that place his work squarely in the horror (rather than suspense) genre, discuss avant-garde cinema's contributions to mainstream horror, explore films that use the apartment setting as the 'cell of horror,' and analyze how angels and aliens function as the supernatural 'Other.' A unique resource for film students and film buffs alike, the book also examines Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead trilogy and the fusion of science, technology and quasi-religious themes in David Cronenberg's films.
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As a major horror fan, I can tell you that I've read a lot of essays and books on the genre. While there are many books that deal with specifics in horror films, vampires, serial killers, etc, "DARK PARADES" is the the very first to discuss a unifying theory of all horror films: The Spectacle of Isolation. The book begins by drawing parallels between Avant-Garde Cinema and Horror movies, both on the opposite ends of commercial cinema. Avant-Garde representing "HIGH" culture while Horror represents "Low" culture. Later chapters in the book deal with specific directors oevres, specifically, the works of HITCHCOCK, RAIMI and CRONENBERG.
Highly recommended if you're a screenwriter, director, actor or whether you just love to watch Horror films.
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