Post-9/11 horror in American cinema / Kevin J. Wetmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wetmore, Kevin J., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--United States--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.

Motion pictures.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Terrorism in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Other Title:

Post-September 11 horror in American cinema

Post-September 11th horror in American cinema

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The horror film is meant to end in hope: Regan McNeil can be exorcized. A hydrophobic Roy Scheider can blow up a shark. Buffy can and will slay vampires. Heroic human qualities like love, bravery, resourcefulness, and intelligence will eventually defeat the monster. But, after the 9/11, American horror became much more bleak, with many films ending with the deaths of the entire main cast. Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema illustrates how contemporary horror films explore visceral and emotional reactions to the attacks and how they underpin audiences' ongoing fears about their safety. It examines how scary movies have changed as a result of 9/11 and, conversely, how horror films construct and give meaning to the event in a way that other genres do not. Considering films such as Quarantine, Cloverfield, Hostel and the Saw series, Wetmore examines the transformations in horror cinema since 9/11 and considers not merely how the tropes have changed, but how our understanding of horror itself has changed.

Contents:

Introduction: terror and horror

9

11 as horror

Documenting the horror

"Because you were home": anonymous and random death

"Torture porn" and what it means to be American

Hopeless bleak despair or how I learned to stop worrying and love The mist

Fear of

from religion

They won't stay dead: the ghosts, zombies and vampires of 9

11

Manufacturing fear

Horrific nostalgia: remaking the slasher film

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-224), filmography (pages [209]-217), and index.

ISBN:

9786613607652

9781441103963

1441103961

9781628928884

1628928883

9781280577901

1280577908

9781441110473

144111047X

OCLC:

787843534