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The Ghost in the Image - Technology and Reality in the Horror Genre (Hardcover)
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The Ghost in the Image - Technology and Reality in the Horror Genre (Hardcover)
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Our century has seen the proliferation of reality shows devoted to
ghost hunts, documentaries on hauntings, and horror films presented
as found footage. The horror genre is no longer exclusive to
fiction and its narratives actively engage us in web forums,
experiential viewing, videogames, and creepypasta. These
participative modes of relating to the occult, alongside the
impulse to seek proof of either its existence or fabrication, have
transformed the production and consumption of horror stories. The
Ghost in the Image offers a new take on the place that supernatural
phenomena occupy in everyday life, arguing that the relationship
between the horror genre and reality is more intimate than we like
to think. Through a revisionist and transmedial approach to horror
this book investigates our expectations about the ability of
photography and film to work as evidence. A historical examination
of technology's role in at once showing and forging truths invites
questions about our investment in its powers. Behind our obsession
with documenting everyday life lies the hope that our cameras will
reveal something extraordinary. The obsessive search for ghosts in
the image, however, shows that the desire to find them is matched
by the pleasure of calling a hoax.
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