- Description
- viii, 206 pages; 23 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199), filmography (pages 181-183), and index.
- Contents
- Part 1. Classic horror and establishing the horror film -- The origins of the horror film: from page to screen -- The Frankenstein cycle: film as a method for reconciling the mind/self in society -- Horror from beyond: social anxieties, dystopias and outsider threats -- Part 2. Modern horror and the fear of progress -- Psychos, civic unrest, and refining horror -- The mainstreaming of underground horror: shlock, special effects and slashers -- Us vs. them: modern horror and the horror of complacency -- Science fiction or science horror? American dystopia and cinematic frontiers -- Part 3. Contemporary and postmodern horrors in a tech-savvy world -- Virtual terrors: modern technologies and the assumption of horror -- Exhibitionism, technique and establishing modern horror -- The future of horror -- -- Suggested list of films.
- Call Number
- MFL 15-4170
- ISBN
- 9780786495115
- 0786495111
- 9781476619828 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015013971
- OCLC
- 895338295
- Author
Duchaney, Brian N., 1977- author.
- Title
The spark of fear : technology, society and the horror film / Brian N. Duchaney.
- Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199), filmography (pages 181-183), and index.
- Research Call Number
MFL 15-4170