Contemporary Thai horror film : a monstrous hybrid / Mary Ainslie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ainslie, Mary, author.

Series:

Traditions in world cinema.

Traditions in World Cinema Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Examines Thai horror film and the central role this genre plays in Thailand's film industryThe first book to study the prolific horror genre of Southeast Asia's most internationally renowned film industryProvides an alternative way to examine Thai cinema through narrative structure and viewing contextConsiders how the social changes in Thailand since the post-WW2 period have impacted upon Thai film styleProvides a new international case study of the horror genreExamines the changing political position of Thai horrorHighlights the continuing significance of Thai horror films in the digital age and throughout the Southeast Asia regionThis book focuses on the most significant and dominant characteristic of Thai cinema throughout its history: the Thai incarnation of the horror genre and the central role this plays in Thailand's film industry. Tracing the development of Thai cinema throughout wider contextual changes, the book explores the influence of audiences and viewing scenarios from previous decades upon this industry today. Most evident in the popular horror genre, close analysis of films demonstrates a specific style of Thai cinema as well as the wider social forces (both formal and thematic) that have shaped Thai cinema as a national industry. Looking at these films through a framework built from horror theory, this book questions our understanding of 'horror' as a generic category when we move outside of its traditional Euro-American origins and the voyeuristic viewing scenario often associated with the genre.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements and Author Note

Traditions in World Cinema

Introduction

1. Post-war Thai Cinema: Audiences and Film Style in a Divided Nation

2. After the 16mm Era: Horror and Progressive Social Critique

3. New Thai Cinema and Nang Nak: Heritage Horror and Economic Crisis

4. Thai Horror and the 'Other': Zee Oui and Ghost Game

5. The Monstrous Thai Feminine: Shutter and the 'Vengeful Ghosts'

6. Horror Beyond the Screen: Victim, The Screen at Kamchanod and Coming Soon

7. Village Horror: Continuing a Provincial Film Style

8. Middle-class Horror and Urban Modernity: The Promise

9. Regional and International Success in the Digital Age: Folk Horror and a Southeast Asian Model

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Feb 2024)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474484480

1474484484

9781474484473

1474484476

OCLC:

1419977307