Pleasures of Horror

AvMatthew Hills

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

This exploration of horror fictions - literary, cinematic and televisual - looks at the emotions they engender in their audiences. The text is divided into three sections. The first examines how horror is valued and devalued in different cultural fields; the second investigates the cultural politics of the contemporary horror film; while the final part considers horror fandom in relation to its embodied practices (film festivals), its "reading formations" (commercial fan magazines and fanzines) and the role of special effects. The book combines a wide range of media and textual examples with highly detailed and closely focused exposition of theory.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-04-01
Mått:154 x 232 x 18 mm
Vikt:422 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780826458889

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Matthew Hills is a Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wales, Cardiff. He is the author of Fan Cultures.

Recensioner i media

"Matt Hills's newest book is a useful addition to the body of theoretical work surrounding the circulation and reception of horror texts...The first part of the book is devoted to an extremely thorough examination of—and refutation of—existing theories dealing with the horror genre...He provides an interesting and insightful examination of the horror-fan subculture as it manifests through censorship debates and online postings. His discussion of postings to horror-related message boards is particularly useful, as this is an area that has not been widely explored by theorists to date...this book contains a good deal of useful analysis and information...Hills's thorough explications of existing horror theory are particularly valuable, making the book not only interesting for the new insights into horror theory that it provides but also useful for anyone interested in gaining an overview of existing theories surrounding the horror genre." -Beth A. Kattelman, Cultural Critique, 2009

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 In theory - academic interpretations of pleasure: Cognition... and Affect; Hesitation... and Shock; Restoration... and Repetition. Part 2 Para-sites - outside the horror genre: TV Horror; True Horror; Theory Horror; Part 3 'Scare quotes' - within the field of horror: Intertextuality in the Contemporary Field of Horror (I) -- The "Postmodern" Fictions of Kim Newman; Intertextuality in the Contemporary Field of Horror (II) -- The "Postmodern" Scream Franchise; Intertextuality in the Contemporary Field of Horror (III) -- The "Postmodern" Signs of M. Night Shyamalan. Part 4 In practices - fan interpretations for pleasure: Displaying Connoisseurship; Recognising Craftsmanship; Challenging Censorship; Conclusion - The "Problem" of the Displeasures of Horror.