Norwegian Nightmares

The Horror Cinema of a Nordic Country

AvChrister Bakke Andresen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Since the early 2000s, Norway has produced a regular stream of horror cinema including Cold Prey, Troll Hunter, Thelma and The Innocents. Norwegian Nightmares investigates the origins of this horror wave and charts its unique characteristics in relation to the chiefly American influences that inspired it. Norwegian nature and wilderness, in particular an obsession with dark and deadly water, give shape and national identity to Norway’s tradition of horror cinema. Andresen studies the cinematic journey to the dark side of a wealthy, ostensibly peaceful and harmonious social democracy on the fringes of the Arctic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-09-13
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:448 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Traditions in World Cinema
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474457842

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Christer Bakke Andresen is Associate Professor of Film Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He wrote his PhD thesis on the emergence and hallmarks of the horror cinema of Norway in the post-2000 era. Andresen’s research interests include genre cinema, the aesthetics of horror, the concept of style in film and series, and the spectator’s emotional engagement with fiction.

Recensioner i media

Norway. A fabled land of natural beauty and easy affluence… and, for the past two decades, a hotbed of cinematic horror. In this informative and thought-provoking book, Christer Bakke Andresen deftly explains how and why Norwegian cinematic nature suddenly burst alive with zombies, giant trolls, and deranged killers.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements and Foreword Introduction: To Norwegian Nightmares 1. The Source Of Horror 2. The Slashers Of Norway 3. Open Bodies In Rural Nightmares 4. Norwegian Psychological Horror 5. Healing Power 6. Fantastic Horror Hybrids 7. Dead Water 8. The Norwegian Apocalypse Filmography, Literature And Index