This is a comprehensive anthology of criticism on the horror film from a variety of approaches. Part One explores both the nature of horror and distinctive elements of the genre, while Part Two focuses on individual horror films, spanning the history of the genre from Nosferatu to Halloween. Contributors include Robin Wood, Noel Carroll, Morris Dickstein, Bruce Kawin, J.P. Telotte, Bonnie Zimmerman, and others. With a detailed bibliography.

Planks of reason: essays on the horror film

Humor & Entertainment

Grant, Barry Keith

Christopher Sharrett

Movies

Scarecrow Press

This is a comprehensive anthology of criticism on the horror film from a variety of approaches. Part One explores both the nature of horror and distinctive elements of the genre, while Part Two focuses on individual horror films, spanning the history of the genre from Nosferatu to Halloween. Contributors include Robin Wood, Noel Carroll, Morris Dickstein, Bruce Kawin, J.P. Telotte, Bonnie Zimmerman, and others. With a detailed bibliography.

Planks of Reason

The original edition of Planks of Reason was the first academic critical anthology on horror. In retrospect, it appeared as a kind of homage to the "golden age" of the American horror film, as this genre played an increasing role in film culture and American life. The original material represented the history of the genre through the early 1980s and is a crucial part of the book's value, then and now. The first edition helped legitimize academic writing on the horror genre by addressing breakthrough works of such directors as John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, George Romero, David Cronenberg, and Wes Craven. This revised edition retains the spirit of the original, but also offers new takes on rediscovered classics and recent developments in the genre. In addition to reprinting 17 essays, including Robin Wood's "An Introduction to the American Horror Film," this revised edition features a new essay on the yuppie horror film by editor Barry Keith Grant, as well as an updated analysis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by co-editor Christopher Sharrett. Other new essays focus on William Castle's The Tingler and Roger Corman's Pit and the Pendulum, and the recent wave of Japanese horror films. Contains more than 60 photos.

Planks of Reason: Essays on the Horror Film

Crisis Cinema: The Apocalyptic Idea in Postmodern Narrative Film (Postmodern Positions)

Maisonneuve Press

Crisis Cinema: The Apocalyptic Idea in Postmodern Narrative Cinema (Postmodern Position)

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