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Hearths of darkness the family in the American horror film

Title
Hearths of darkness [electronic resource] : the family in the American horror film / Tony Williams.
Author
Williams, Tony, 1946 January 11-
Publication
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014.

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Description
1 online resource.
Uniform Title
Hearths of darkness (Online)
Alternative Title
Hearths of darkness (Online)
Subject
  • Horror films > United States > History and criticism
  • Families in motion pictures
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Contents
Introduction: family assault in the American horror film -- Classical shapes of rage: universal and beyond -- Lewton or "the ambiguities" -- To Psycho and beyond: the Hitchcock connection -- Return of the native: the satanic assaults -- Far from Vietnam: the family at war -- Sacrificial victims -- Chain saw massacres: the apocalyptic dimension -- The return of Kronos -- Poltergeist and Freddy's nightmares -- The King adaptations -- Into the nineties -- Postscript.
ISBN
  • 9781628461084 (ebook)
  • 9781628461909 (cloth : alk. paper) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2014026052
OCLC
ssj0001403639
Author
Williams, Tony, 1946 January 11-
Title
Hearths of darkness [electronic resource] : the family in the American horror film / Tony Williams.
Imprint
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014.
Edition
New edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Other Form:
Print version: Williams, Tony, 1946 January 11- Hearths of darkness New edition. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014 9781628461909 (DLC) 2014014294
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