Brigid Cherry - Horror (2009)(3), American Studies
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HORROR
Horror cinema is a hugely successful, but at the same time culturally illicit, genre that
spans the history of cinema. It continues to ourish with recent cycles of supernatural
horror and torture porn that span the full range of horror styles and aesthetics. It is
enjoyed by audiences everywhere, but also seen as a malign in
uence by others.
Brigid Cherry provides a comprehensive overview of the horror
lm and
lms create images of
gore and the uncanny through lm technology and eects, Cherry provides an
account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and
disgustin the viewer.
Horror further explores the role of horror cinema in society and culture, looking
at how it represents various identity groups and engages with social anxieties, and
examining the way horror sees, and is seen by, society. A range of national cinemas
both historical and recent are discussed, including canonical lms such as:
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Evil Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Candyman
Ginger Snaps
Saw
Suspiria
Ringu
Halloween
Nosferatu
Brigid Cherry
is a senior lecturer at St Mary
’
s University College where she
teaches courses on lm and popular culture. Her research into horror lm
audiences and fan canons has been recently published, alongside articles on
Candyman, Hellraiser, and Interview with the Vampire.
explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror
Routledge Film Guidebooks
The Routledge Film Guidebooks o
er a clear introduction to and over
lmmakers, movements or genres. Each
guidebook contains an introduction, including a brief history; de
ning
characteristics and major
lms; a chronology; key debates surrounding
lmmaker, movement or genre; and pivotal scenes, focusing on
narrative structure, camera work and production quality.
Bollywood: a Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema
Tejaswini Ganti
James Cameron
Alexandra Keller
Jane Campion
Deb Verhoeven
view of the work of key
the
HORROR
BRIGID CHERRY
First published 2009
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009.
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
© 2009 Brigid Cherry
All rights reser ved. No part of this b ook may b e repr inted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Cherry, Brigid, 1957-
Horror / Brigid Cherry.
p. cm. (Routledge
lms History and criticism. I. Title.
PN1995.9.H6C44 2009
791.43'6164 dc22
2008034974
ISBN 0-203-88218-0 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 13: 978-0-415-45667-8 ( hbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-415-45668-5 (pbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-203-88218-4 (ebk)
ISBN 10: 0-415-45667-3 (hbk)
ISBN 10: 0-415-45668-1 (pbk)
ISBN 10: 0-203-88218-0 (ebk)
lm guidebooks)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Horror
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HORROR
Horror cinema is a hugely successful, but at the same time culturally illicit, genre that
spans the history of cinema. It continues to ourish with recent cycles of supernatural
horror and torture porn that span the full range of horror styles and aesthetics. It is
enjoyed by audiences everywhere, but also seen as a malign in
uence by others.
Brigid Cherry provides a comprehensive overview of the horror
lm and
lms create images of
gore and the uncanny through lm technology and eects, Cherry provides an
account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and
disgustin the viewer.
Horror further explores the role of horror cinema in society and culture, looking
at how it represents various identity groups and engages with social anxieties, and
examining the way horror sees, and is seen by, society. A range of national cinemas
both historical and recent are discussed, including canonical lms such as:
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Evil Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Candyman
Ginger Snaps
Saw
Suspiria
Ringu
Halloween
Nosferatu
Brigid Cherry
is a senior lecturer at St Mary
’
s University College where she
teaches courses on lm and popular culture. Her research into horror lm
audiences and fan canons has been recently published, alongside articles on
Candyman, Hellraiser, and Interview with the Vampire.
explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror
Routledge Film Guidebooks
The Routledge Film Guidebooks o
er a clear introduction to and over
lmmakers, movements or genres. Each
guidebook contains an introduction, including a brief history; de
ning
characteristics and major
lms; a chronology; key debates surrounding
lmmaker, movement or genre; and pivotal scenes, focusing on
narrative structure, camera work and production quality.
Bollywood: a Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema
Tejaswini Ganti
James Cameron
Alexandra Keller
Jane Campion
Deb Verhoeven
view of the work of key
the
HORROR
BRIGID CHERRY
First published 2009
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009.
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
© 2009 Brigid Cherry
All rights reser ved. No part of this b ook may b e repr inted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Cherry, Brigid, 1957-
Horror / Brigid Cherry.
p. cm. (Routledge
lms History and criticism. I. Title.
PN1995.9.H6C44 2009
791.43'6164 dc22
2008034974
ISBN 0-203-88218-0 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 13: 978-0-415-45667-8 ( hbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-415-45668-5 (pbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-203-88218-4 (ebk)
ISBN 10: 0-415-45667-3 (hbk)
ISBN 10: 0-415-45668-1 (pbk)
ISBN 10: 0-203-88218-0 (ebk)
lm guidebooks)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Horror
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