The ghost in the image : technology and reality in the horror genre / Cecilia Sayad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sayad, Cecilia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghosts in mass media.

Spirit photography.

Ghosts in popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

The Ghost in the Image offers a new take on the place that supernatural phenomena occupy in everyday life by examining nonfictional works not traditionally associated with the horror genre and participative forms of engaging with horror themes such as experiential viewing and game playing. The book covers a variety of media: spirit photography, found-footage horror movies, ghost-hunting reality shows, documentary and fiction films based on the Amityville and Enfield hauntings, survival games, and creepypasta. These works transform our interest in ghosts into an interactive form of entertainment and, perhaps disturbingly, brings them closer to the reality of our everyday lives.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

The Ghost in the Image

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on previously published work

Introduction: Of reality and images

1. Seeking ghosts: Spirit photography, reality television, and the web

2. Serial tellers: The factual recreations of the Amityville and Enfield hauntings

3. Beyond the frame: Found-​footage horror and the uncontainable

4. Beyond film: The reality of participation in experiential cinema and games

Conclusion: Beyond horror: An Internet legend and the faking of reality

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-006580-X

0-19-006578-8

OCLC:

1257402653