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The science of women in horror : the special effects, stunts, and true stories behind your favorite fright films / Meg Hafdahl & Kelly Florence.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.H6 H33 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hafdahl, Meg, author.
- Florence, Kelly, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horror films--Production and direction.
- Horror films.
- Horror films--History and criticism.
- Feminist films--History and criticism.
- Feminist films.
- Women in the motion picture industry.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2020]
- Summary:
- Horror isn't just for the boys. Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence present a guide to the feminist horror movies, TV shows, and characters we all know and love. Through interviews, film analysis, and bone-chilling discoveries, this book uncovers the theories behind women's most iconic roles of the genre. Explore age-old tropes such as "The Innocent" like Lydia in Beetlejuice, "The Gorgon" like Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th, and "The Mother" like Norma Bates in Pyscho and Bates Motel, and delve deeper into female-forward film and TV. Join Kelly and Meg as they flip the script and prove that every girl is a "final girl".
- Contents:
- Section one: the mother
- Section two: the final girl
- Section three: sex
- Section four: revenge
- Section five: the innocent
- Section six: the Gorgon
- Section seven: the healer
- Section eight: hysteria
- Section nine: women in a man's world
- Section ten: Kick-ass women
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781510751743
- 1510751742
- OCLC:
- 1105956703
- Publisher Number:
- 99996721777
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