{"product_id":"9781405139014","title":"The Horror Film An Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Approaches to Film Genre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Horror Film\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRick Worland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining historical narrative with close readings of several significant horror films, this brief volume offers a broad and lively introduction to cinematic horror.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn doing so, it outlines and investigates important issues in the production, consumption, and cultural interpretation of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal text for perennially popular courses on the horror film genre.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the ways in which horror movies have been produced, received, and interpreted by filmmakers, audiences, and critics, from the 1920s to the present.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a short historical introduction of the horror film as an orientation to the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses a wide variety of major works in the genre, including \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCat People, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker’s Dracula.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRick Worland\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Cinema-Television at Southern Methodist University. He has published in many scholarly journals, including \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and has contributed essays to a number of film collections.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 November 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405139014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e340\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314183434380,"sku":"9781405139014","price":133.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405139014_0756ae8e-7f16-4816-85ce-e9d896667e40.jpg?v=1780198354","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405139014","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}