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Tony Magistrale, Michael J. Blouin - Violence in the Films of Stephen King, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Violence in the Films of Stephen King

Av Tony Magistrale, Michael J. Blouin

Del i serien Research in Horror Studies

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In Violence in the Films of Stephen King, contributors analyze the theme of violence in the film adaptations of Stephen King’s work—ranging from the earliest films in the King canonto his most recent iterations—through a variety of lenses. Investigating the diverse and varying roles that violence continues to play as both the level of violence and the gendered depictions of violence have evolved, many of the contributors come to the conclusion that King’s films have grown more violent over time. This book also examines the fine line between necessary violence and sensationalist violence, discussing the complexity of determining what constitutes violence with a narrative and ethical significance versus violence intended solely to titillate, repulse, or otherwise draw an emotional reaction from viewers. Scholars of film studies, horror studies, literary studies, and gender studies will find this book particularly useful.
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Tony Magistrale is professor of English at the University of Vermont. Michael J. Blouin is associate professor of English and the humanities at Milligan University.

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Whatever one thinks about Stephen King as a writer, he undeniably has his finger on the pulse of the times. His works have increasingly reflected the burgeoning violence of the past half century in the US; so, consequently, have the 50-some films made from those works. As the essays in this book point out, the violence in King's books and films made from them has grown more graphic and is more often perpetrated against women and children. In some films, the violence is so graphic that even written descriptions made this reader queasy. Still, these essays, part sociology, part film analysis, are a valuable and necessary investigation into the Stephen King phenomenon. This reviewer particularly liked Mary Findley’s "King of Pain," in which she looks at Doctor Sleep (both book and film) and Matthew Muller’s "The Invasive Gaze," which offers meticulous observation of King's use of surveillance cameras in The Outsider. In "Lost in the Supermarket," Alexandra Reuber studies The Mist, making clear the uncanny way in which King anticipated the divisive effects of the pandemic—a microcosm of the US in a supermarket. This reviewer considers these three essays the standouts, but all the essays in the collection are well done. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.

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