Horror after 9/11 : world of fear, cinema of terror

Horror after 9/11 : world of fear, cinema of terror / edited by Aviva Briefel and Sam J. Miller.

Horror films have exploded in popularity since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, many of them breaking box-office records and generating broad public discourse. These films have attracted A-list talent and earned award nods, while at the same time becoming darker, more disturbing, and increas...

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Other Authors: Briefel, Aviva, Miller, Sam J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
2001
Horror films > History and criticism.
Terror in motion pictures.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence.
ART > Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Horror films
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Terror in motion pictures
Terrorismus > Motiv
Elfter September
Horrorfilm
Horrorfilm.
Film.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Aviva Briefel and Sam J. Miller
  • Part One. Why horror? Black screens, lost bodies: the cinematic apparatus of 9/11 horror / Laura Frost
  • Let's roll: Hollywood takes on 9/11 / Elisabeth Ford
  • Transforming horror : David Cronenberg's cinematic gestures after 9/11 / Adam Lowenstein
  • Part Two. Horror looks at itself. Caught on tape? the politics of video in the new torture film / Catherine Zimmer
  • Cutting into concepts of "reflectionist" cinema? the saw franchise and puzzles of post-9/11 horror / Matt Hills
  • The host versus Cloverfield / Homay King
  • "Shop \'til you drop!": consumerism and horror / Aviva Briefel
  • Part Thress. Horror in action.
  • Historicizing the Bush years: politics, horror film, and Francis Lawrence's I am legend / Steffen Hantke
  • "I am the devil and I'm here to do the devil's work": Rob Zombie, George W. Bush, and the limits of American freedom / Linnie Blake
  • "Forever family" values: Twilight and the modern Mormon vampire / Travis Sutton and Harry M. Benshoff
  • Assimilation and the queer monster / Sam J. Miller.

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