Masks in horror cinema : eyes without faces / Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra, author.

Series:

Horror studies.

Horror studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2019]

Summary:

As the first critical book on the subject of masks in horror, this book explores the often-overlooked question of why have masks been such an enduring and popular aspect of the genre's history? Masks in Horror Cinema considers how masks, ritual and transformation intersect in horror movies.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Situating Masks and Horror Cinema

Part One: Masks, Horror and Cinema - Towards Codification

2. Masks and Horror in Literary and Performance Traditions and Early Cinema

3. Masks in Horror Film before 1970

Part Two: Horror Film Masks from 1970 - Case Studies

4. Skin Masks: Ritual, Power and Transformation

5. Blank Masks: Ritual, Power and Transformation

6. Animal Masks: Ritual, Power and Transformation

7. Repurposed Masks: Ritual, Power and Transformation

Part Three: Masks as Transformational Technologies - Moving Forward by Looking Back

8. Technological Masks: Ritual, Power and Transformation

Conclusion

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78683-497-9

OCLC:

1128094088