Dark Forces at Work - Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors (Hardcover)

Dark Forces at Work examines the role of race, class, gender, religion, and the economy as they are portrayed in, and help construct, horror narratives across a range of films and eras. These larger social forces not only create the context for our cinematic horrors, but serve as connective tissue between fantasy and lived reality, as well. While several of the essays focus on “name” horror films such as IT, Get Out, Hellraiser, and Don’t Breathe, the collection also features essays focused on horror films produced in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and on American classic thrillers such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Key social issues addressed include the war on terror, poverty, the housing crisis, and the Time’s Up movement. The volume grounds its analysis in the films, rather than theory, in order to explore the ways in which institutions, identities, and ideologies work within the horror genre.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Lexington Books Horror Studies
Release date:	November 2019
Editors:	Cynthia J. Miller • A.Bowdoin Van Riper
Contributors:	Emiliano Aguilar • Rea Amit • Lindsey Michael Banco • Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns • Alissa Burger • Michael Fuchs • Benjamin James • Juan Juvé
Dimensions:	231 x 160 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-8855-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Books > Social sciences > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-8855-7
Barcode:	9781498588553

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