""An invaluable collection for anyone researching or teaching cult
cinema ... "The Cult Film Reader" is an authoritative text that
should be of value to any student or researcher interested in
challenging and transgressive cinema that pushes the boundaries of
conventional cinema and film studies."
Science Fiction Film and Television
""A really impressive and comprehensive collection of the key
writings in the field. The editors have done a terrific job in
drawing together the various traditions and providing a clear sense
of this rich and rewarding scholarly terrain. This collection is as
wild and diverse as the films that it covers. Fascinating."
Mark Jancovich, Professor of Film and Television Studies,
University of East Anglia, UK
"It's about time the lunatic fans and loyal theorists of cult
movies were treated to a book they can call their own. The effort
and knowledge contained in "The Cult Film Reader" will satisfy even
the most ravenous zombie's desire for detail and insight. This book
will gnaw, scratch and infect you just like the cult films
themselves."
Brett Sullivan, Director of Ginger Snaps Unleashed and The
Chair
""The Cult Film Reader" is a great film text book and a fun
read."
John Landis, Director of The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf
in London and Michael Jackson's Thriller"
""Excellent overview of the subject, and a comprehensive
collection of significant scholarship in the field of cult film.
Very impressive and long overdue.""
" Steven Rawle, York St John University, UK"
Whether defined by horror, kung-fu, sci-fi, sexploitation,
kitsch musical or 'weird world cinema', cult movies and their
global followings are emerging as a distinct subject of film and
media theory, dedicated to dissecting the world's unruliest
images.
This book is the world's first reader on cult film. It brings
together key works in the field on the structure, form, status, and
reception of cult cinema traditions. Including work from key
established scholars in the field such as Umberto Eco, Janet
Staiger, Jeffrey Sconce, Henry Jenkins, and Barry Keith Grant, as
well as new perspectives on the gradually developing canon of cult
cinema, the book not only presents an overview of ways in which
cult cinema can be approached, it also re-assesses the methods used
to study the cult text and its audiences.
With editors' introductions to the volume and to each section,
the book is divided into four clear thematic areas of study - The
Conceptions of Cult; Cult Case Studies; National and International
Cults; and Cult Consumption - to provide an accessible overview of
the topic. It also contains an extensive bibliography for further
related readings.
Written in a lively and accessible style, "The Cult Film Reader"
dissects some of biggest trends, icons, auteurs and periods of
global cult film production. Films discussed include "Casablanca,"
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Eraserhead," "The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre," "Showgirls" and "Ginger Snaps."
"Essays by: Jinsoo An; Jane Arthurs; Bruce Austin; Martin
Barker; Walter Benjamin; Harry Benshoff; Pierre Bourdieu; Noel
Carroll; Steve Chibnall; Umberto Eco; Nezih Erdogan; Welch Everman;
John Fiske; Barry Keith Grant; Joan Hawkins; Gary Hentzi; Matt
Hills; Ramaswami Harindranath; J.Hoberman; Leon Hunt; I.Q. Hunter;
Mark Jancovich; Henry Jenkins; Anne Jerslev; Siegfried Kracauer;
Gina Marchetti; Tom Mes; Gary Needham; Sheila J. Nayar; Annalee
Newitz; Lawrence O'Toole; Harry Allan Potamkin; Jonathan Rosenbaum;
Andrew Ross; David Sanjek; Eric Schaefer; Steven Jay Schneider;
Jeffrey Sconce; Janet Staiger; J.P. Telotte; Parker Tyler; Jean
Vigo; Harmony Wu"
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