Gothic Cinema

Arguing for the need to understand Gothic cinema as an aesthetic mode, this book explores its long history, from its transitional origins in phantasmagoria shows and the first 'trick' films to its postmodern fragmentation in the Gothic pastiches of Tim Burton.

Author: Xavier Aldana Reyes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/03/2020
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781138227569

About the Author

Xavier Aldana Reyes is Reader in English Literature and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University and a founder member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. He is the author of the books Spanish Gothic (2017), Horror Film and Affect (2016) and Body Gothic (2014).