Horror cinema / eds. Paul Duncan & Jürgen Müller ; with texts written by Jonathan Penner, Steven Jay Schneider, et al. ; translations: Monika Bloxam, Caroline Durant, Isabel Varea and Karen Waloschek [and 6 others]

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TextLanguage: English Series: Bibliotheca universalis (Taschen (Firm))Publisher: Köln : Taschen, [2021]Edition: Revised and expandedDescription: 633 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cmContent type:

text
still image

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unmediated

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volume

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9783836561853 (hardcover)
3836561859 (hardcover)

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Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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791.436164

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PN 1995.9 H816 2021

Summary: Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century. Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of horror's favorite figures and themes, whether the sci-fi dystopia, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror's manipulation of archetypal human fears as much as socially and culturally specific anxieties.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1995.9 H816 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000158460

"The best scary movies of all time"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 630-631).

Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and more, curating the very creepiest screen creations from the flickering spooks of the 1920s to the special-effect terrors of the 21st century. Across 10 illustrated chapters, the compendium gets under the skin of some of horror's favorite figures and themes, whether the sci-fi dystopia, the haunted house, the female killer, or the werewolf. Each classic device is explored in aesthetic and historical terms, probing horror's manipulation of archetypal human fears as much as socially and culturally specific anxieties.

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