Ghost of an idea : hauntology, folk horror, and the spectre of nostalgia / William Burns

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burns, William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nostalgia in mass media--Social aspects.

Nostalgia in mass media.

Nostalgia in mass media--Political aspects.

Folk horror films.

Genre:

Film criticism.

Television criticism and reviews.

Music criticism and reviews.

Physical Description:

280 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Headpress, 2024.

Summary:

"Ghost of an Idea : hauntology, folk horror, and the spectre of nostalgia examines the use and effect of nostalgia in the Horror and Hauntological realms. It asks why these genres hold such a fascination in popular culture, often inspiring devoted fanbases. From Candyman to The Blair Witch Project, and Dark Shadows to American Horror Story, are the folk horror and found footage phenomena significant artistic responses to political, social, and economic conditions, or simply an aesthetic rebranding of what has come before? How has nostalgia become linked to other concepts (psychogeography, residual haunting) to influence Hauntological music such as Boards of Canada, the Rowan Amber Mill, Hawksmoor, or The Caretaker? What can the 'urban wyrd' or faux horror footage tell us about our idealized past? And how will these cultures of nostalgia shape the future?"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction : The seductive liar, or Are we what we used to be?

Today is tomorrow's yesterday : the philosophy of nostalgia

The yearning to return : folk horror and nostalgia

The illusionary precipice : found footage and nostalgia

The longing of the permanently lost : franchise nostalgia

The ethereal composition of disjointed memories : nostalgia as catalyst for the new

The vice of the aged : do they still got it or living off past glories?

The enemy of truth : is nostalgia counter-revolutionary?

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1915316316

9781915316318

OCLC:

1458753015

Publisher Number:

90101670592