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Monstrous nature environment and horror on the big screen

Title
Monstrous nature [electronic resource] : environment and horror on the big screen / Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann.
Author
Murray, Robin L.
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]

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Additional Authors
Heumann, Joseph K.
Description
1 online resource.
Uniform Title
Monstrous nature (Online)
Alternative Title
Monstrous nature (Online)
Subject
  • Horror films > History and criticism
  • Environmental protection and motion pictures
  • Nature in motion pictures
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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  • Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1. Anthropomorphism and the "big bug" movie -- Hellstrom chronicle and Beetle Queen conquers Tokyo: anthropomorphizing nature for humans -- "As beautiful as a butterfly": monstrous cockroach nature and the horror film -- Part 2. Human ecology and the horror film -- The earth bites back: vampires and the ecological roots of home -- Through an eco-lens of childhood: Roberto Rossellini's Germany year zero and Guillermo del Toro's The devil's backbone -- Part 3. Evolution and monstrous nature -- Zombie evolution: a new world with or without humans -- Laughter and the eco-horror film: the Troma solution -- Parasite evolution in the eco-horror film: when the host becomes the monster -- Gendering the cannibal: bodies and landscapes in feminist cannibal movies -- American Mary and body modification: nature and the art of change -- Conclusion: monstrous nature and the new cli-fi cinema -- Filmography.
LCCN
2015046477
OCLC
ssj0001703532
Author
Murray, Robin L.
Title
Monstrous nature [electronic resource] : environment and horror on the big screen / Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann.
Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
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.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Heumann, Joseph K.
Other Form:
Print version: Murray, Robin L., author. Monstrous nature Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016] 9780803285699 (DLC) 2015044552
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