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Torture porn in the wake of 9/11 horror, exploitation, and the cinema of sensation

Title
Torture porn in the wake of 9/11 [electronic resource] : horror, exploitation, and the cinema of sensation / Aaron Michael Kerner.
Author
Kerner, Aaron, 1972-
Publication
New Brunswick, New Jersey Rutgers University Press, [2015]

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Description
1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
War Culture
Uniform Title
Torture porn in the wake of 9/11 (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Torture porn in the wake of 9/11 (Online)
  • Torture porn in the wake of nine eleven
Subject
  • Horror films > United States > History and criticism
  • Torture in motion pictures
  • Sadism in motion pictures
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
  • Includes filmography.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Torture porn: from 9/11 to the multiplex -- The torture porn genre -- Some antecedents: sadism, exploitation, and (neo-)slashers -- The saw franchise: videogames, and the sadistic pro(an)tagonist Jigsaw -- The hostel films: consuming bodies -- "I think we took a wrong turn . . ." -- Soft-core, and beyond torture porn.
LCCN
2014030637
OCLC
ssj0001515010
Author
Kerner, Aaron, 1972-
Title
Torture porn in the wake of 9/11 [electronic resource] : horror, exploitation, and the cinema of sensation / Aaron Michael Kerner.
Imprint
New Brunswick, New Jersey Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Series
War Culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
Includes filmography.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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