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Psycho, The birds and Halloween : the intimacy of terror in three classic films / Randy Rasmussen.

Title
Psycho, The birds and Halloween : the intimacy of terror in three classic films / Randy Rasmussen.
Author
Rasmussen, Randy Loren, 1953-2020
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

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Description
vii, 212 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"Horror films come in a wide variety of styles and subject matter. Three of the most intimate explorations of terror are examined in this study. Intimate in terms of settings (small towns and an isolated motel) and in the emotional links between the characters and the terrors they face"--
Subject
  • Psycho (Motion picture : 1960)
  • Birds (Motion picture)
  • Halloween (Motion picture : 1978)
  • Horror films > History and criticism
  • Terror in motion pictures
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: Shadows and sunlight -- Hitchcock's Psycho: off the main highway -- Hitchcock's The birds: hidden talons -- Carpenter's Halloween: fear itself.
ISBN
  • 9780786478835 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786478837 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2013041471
OCLC
853310505
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