Hardcore Horror Cinema in the 21st Century represents the first
scholarly book of its kind. It addresses the exemplars of hardcore
horror which are Fred Vogel's August Underground trilogy, Shane
Ryan's Amateur Porn Star Killer series and Lucifer Valentine's
`vomit gore' films. The book begins by supplying a much needed
definition and critical overview of the films before moving on to
examine the key aesthetic convention of hardcore horror which is
the pursuit of realist horror. Further chapters will address the
production practices through to the exhibition and marketing
strategies of hardcore horror via an in-depth interview with
filmmaker Shane Ryan and will conclude with an account of audience
reception with particular focus on fan interaction via the
Internet. The purpose of Hardcore Horror Cinema in the 21st Century
is to re-examine this outcast strand of North American horror film
to open up a wider cultural and critical platform for discussion of
contemporary horror cinema. Hardcore horror is a marginalized
adjunct to mainstream and commercial horror but provides an
important and transformative, if disturbing and dangerous, addition
if appreciation and understanding of the contemporary North
American horror film is to be fully realized.
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