| 書(shū)目名稱(chēng) | Contemporary Horror on Screen | | 副標(biāo)題 | An Evolving Visual N | | 編輯 | Sarah Baker,Amanda Rutherford,Richard Pamatatau | | 視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/237/236504/236504.mp4 | | 概述 | Presents a rigorous examination of the horror genre in the context of contemporary popular culture.Examines what the horror genres offers to audiences and to pop culture in general in addressing moder | | 圖書(shū)封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book highlights how horror in film and television creates platforms to address distinct areas of modern-day concern. In examining the prevalence of dark tropes in contemporary horror films such as?.Get Out,?Annabelle: Creation,?A Quiet Place,?Hereditary?.and?.The Nun., as well as series such as?.Stranger Things,?American Horror Story.?and?.Game of Thrones.,?amongst numerous others,?the authors contend that we are witnessing the emergence of a ‘horror renaissance’. They posit that horror films or programmes, once widely considered to be a low form of popular culture entertainment, can contain deeper meanings or subtext and are increasingly covering serious subject matter.?This?book thus explores how horror is utilised as a tool to explore social and political anxieties of the cultural moment?and is thus presented as a site for contestation, exploration and expansion to discuss present-day fears. It demonstrates how contemporary horror reflects the horror of modern-day life, be it political, biological, social?or environmental. A vital contribution to studies of the horror genre in contemporary culture, and the effect it has on social anxieties in a threatening and seemingly ap | | 出版日期 | Book 2023 | | 關(guān)鍵詞 | Apocalyptic Horror; Contemporary Horror; Horror Cinema; Global TV and Horror; Gender and Contemporary ho | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4965-6 | | isbn_softcover | 978-981-99-4967-0 | | isbn_ebook | 978-981-99-4965-6 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapor |
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