From the vengeful ghosts of J-horror to the walking dead in 28 Days
Later and World War Z, from the creepiness of Spain's haunted
houses to the graphic gore of the New French Extremism, horror is
everywhere in the twenty-first century. This lively and
illuminating book explores over 100 contemporary horror films,
providing insightful and provocative readings of what they mean
while including numerous quotes from their creators. Some of these
films, including The Babadook, The Green Inferno, It Follows, The
Neon Demon, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and The Witch are so
recent that this will be one of the first times they are discussed
in book form. The book is divided into three main sections:
'nightmares', 'nations' and 'innovations'. 'Nightmares' looks at
new manifestations of traditional fears, including creepy dolls,
haunted houses and demonic possession as well as vampires,
werewolves, witches and zombies; and also considers more
contemporary anxieties such as dread of home invasion and
homophobia. 'Nations' explores fright films from around the world,
including Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany,
India, Japan, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Spain and Sweden as well as
the UK and the US. 'Innovations' focuses on the latest trends in
terror from 3D to found-footage films, from Twilight teen romance
to torture porn, and from body horror and eco-horror to
techno-horror. Parodies, remakes and American adaptations of Asian
horror are also discussed.
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