Contemporary Thai Horror Film

A Monstrous Hybrid

AvMary Ainslie

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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This book focuses on the most significant and dominant characteristic of Thai cinema throughout its history: the Thai incarnation of the horror genre and the central role this plays in Thailand's film industry. Tracing the development of Thai cinema throughout wider contextual changes, the book explores the influence of audiences and viewing scenarios from previous decades upon this industry today. Most evident in the popular horror genre, close analysis of films demonstrates a specific style of Thai cinema as well as the wider social forces (both formal and thematic) that have shaped Thai cinema as a national industry. Looking at these films through a framework built from horror theory, this book questions our understanding of 'horror' as a generic category when we move outside of its traditional Euro-American origins and the voyeuristic viewing scenario often associated with the genre.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:480 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Traditions in World Cinema
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474484459

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Mary Jane Ainslie is Associate Professor in Film and Media at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China Campus. She is the author of ‘Contemporary Thai Horror Film: A Monstrous Hybrid’ (EUP, 2023) and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Malaysia: Malay Nationalism, Philosemitism and Pro-Israel Expressions (2019) as well as the co-editor of Southeast Asia On Screen: From Independence to Financial Crisis (1945-1998) (2020) and Thai Cinema: The Complete Guide’ (2015).

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This book is a major contribution to the study of Thai cinema, offering a comprehensive analysis of one of its most popular genres and its key productions, emphasizing the industry dynamics and audience practices that contributed to its development. It is an essential text for any scholar engaging with Thai horror film.

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IntroductionChapter 1: Post-war Thai Cinema: Audiences and Film Style in a Divided NationChapter 2: After the 16mm era: Horror and Progressive Social CritiqueChapter 3: New Thai Cinema and Nang Nak: Heritage Horror and Economic CrisisChapter 4: Thai Horror and the ‘Other’: Zee Oui and Ghost Game Chapter 5: The Monstrous Thai feminine: Shutter and the ‘Vengeful Ghosts’Chapter 6: Horror Beyond the Screen: Victim, The Screen at Kamchanod and Coming SoonChapter 7: Village Horror: Continuing a Provincial Film StyleChapter 8: Middle Class Horror and Urban Modernity: The PromiseChapter 9: Regional and International Success in the Digital Age: Folk Horror and a Southeast Asian ModelConclusionBibliography