Contemporary Iranian horror cinema / Max Bledstein

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bledstein, Max, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the Gothic

Cambridge elements. Elements in the Gothic, 2634-8721

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--Iran--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Iran.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This Element explores how twenty-first-century Iranian filmmakers have applied elements from Persian culture to the horror genre. Although horror films have not often been a part of the rich Iranian cinematic tradition due in part to censorship laws following the 1979 revolution, I argue that a small group of directors has made provocative use of the genre. The first section draws on theories of monstrosity to examine the re-contextualisation of pre-revolutionary film tropes in the work of Fereydoun Jeyrani. The second section examines how Mohammad Hossein Latifi uses the slasher to navigate debates around female university students. The third section discusses Shahram Mokri's use of single takes to facilitate horror's function as social critique. The final section examines the depiction of politics and history in the films of Mani Haghighi. The analysis reveals Iranian horror to be both a vibrant tradition and valuable for understanding the genre's global importance"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : cultural hauntings

Devilish dandy : Fokoli as monster in Fereydoun Jeyrani’s Parkway

From Elm Street to Valiasr Street : MohammadHossein Latifi’s Girls’ Dormitory as transnational slasher

Allegories of passion : the single-take horror films of Shahram Mokri

Killer collage : pastiche, horror, and politics in the films of Mani Haghighi

Conclusion : a shocking exchange

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Bledstein, Max Contemporary Iranian horror cinema

ISBN:

9781009698474

1009698478

OCLC:

1585500377

Publisher Number:

CIPO000365850

Access Restriction:

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