The spectacle of isolation in horror films : dark parades / Carl Royer, Diana Royer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Royer, Carl.

Contributor:

Royer, Diana, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Horror films--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

xvii, 120 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Press, [2005]

Summary:

The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre's most influential directors and investigates how traditional themes of isolation, alienation, death, and transformation have helped build the foundation of horror cinema. Authors Carl and Diana Royer examine the techniques used by Alfred Hitchcock that place his work squarely in the horror (rather than suspense) genre, discuss avant-garde cinema's contributions to mainstream horror, explore films that use the apartment setting as the "cell of horror," and analyze how angels and aliens function as the supernatural "Other." A unique resource for film students and film buffs alike, the book also examines Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead trilogy and the fusion of science, technology and quasi-religious themes in David Cronenberg's films.

Contents:

Body doubles and severed hands : the relation between avant-garde cinema and horror movies

"And I brought you nightmares" : the play of horror in Hitchcock's films

Horror, humor, poetry : Sam Raimi's Evil dead trilogy

The darkness is not the devil : atheism and "the death of affect" in the films of David Cronenberg

The apartment as a cell of horror

Angels and aliens : the supernatural other in popular consciousness.

Notes:

Includes filmography (pages 109-111).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index.

ISBN:

078902263X

0789022648

OCLC:

56367704