Brute force : animal horror movies / Dominic Lennard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lennard, Dominic, author.

Series:

SUNY series, horizons of cinema

SUNY series horizons of cinema

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Animals in motion pictures.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvii, 256 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]

Summary:

"It's always been a wild world; humans started telling stories of killer animals as soon as they could tell stories at all. Movies are an especially popular vehicle for our fascination with fierce creatures. In Brute Force, Dominic Lennard takes a close look at a range of cinematic animal attackers, including killer gorillas, sharks, snakes, bears, wolves, and spiders--even a few dinosaurs. Lennard argues that animal horror is not so much a focused genre as it is an impulse, tapping into age-old fears of being hunted. At the same time, these films expose conflicts and uncertainties in our current relationship with animals. Movies considered include King Kong, Jaws, The Grey, Them!, Arachnophobia, Jurassic Park, Snakes on a Plane, An American Werewolf in London, and many more. Drawing on insights from film studies, art history, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology, Brute Force is an engaging critical exploration--and appreciation--of cinema's many bad beasts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Welcome (back) to the jungle

Going ape : King Kong

Out of our depth : surviving marine monsters

Man vs wild : bears, wolves, and the men who fight them

Creepy crawlies : intelligent ants, sickening spiders, and other ill-intentioned invertebrates

Mad science makes for cranky creatures

In their sights : the gaze of the predator

Snakes alive

Bad dog! the rogue hounds of horror

Beast mode : becoming the wolf man.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438476612

1438476612

OCLC:

1083699405