Horror and the Horror Film

Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. 'Horror and the Horror Film' conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. The volume covers the horror film and its subgenres - such as the vampire movie - from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human.

Author: Bruce F. Kawin
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 06/25/2012
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780857284495

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2012

About the Author

Bruce F. Kawin is Professor of English and Film at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His books include 'Telling It Again and Again: Repetition in Literature and Film', 'Mindscreen: Bergman, Godard, and First-Person Film', 'The Mind of the Novel: Reflexive Fiction and the Ineffable', 'Faulkner's MGM Screenplays' and 'How Movies Work'. He is also the co-author of 'A Short History of the Movies'.