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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

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HORROR

BRIGID CHERRY

First published 2009

by Routledge

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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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Horror

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