Rhetoric of Modern Death in American Living Dead Films (Paperback)

Zombies, vampires, and mummies are frequent stars of American horror films. But what does their cinematic omnipresence and audiences' hunger for such films tell us about American views of death? Here, Outi Hakola investigates the ways in which American living-dead films have addressed death through different narrative and rhetorical solutions during the twentieth century. She focuses on films from the 1930s, including "Dracula," "The Mummy," and "White Zombie," films of the 1950s and 1960s such as "Night of the Living Dead "and "The Return of Dracula," and more recent fare like "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "The Mummy," and "Resident Evil." Ultimately, the book succeeds in framing the tradition of living dead films, discussing the cinematic processes of addressing the films' viewers, and analyzing the films' socio-cultural negotiation with death in this specific genre.

General

Imprint:	Intellect Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies on Popular Culture
Release date:	2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Outi Hakola
Series editors:	Bruce Johnson • Kari Kallioniemi
Dimensions:	229 x 178 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-78320-379-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	1-78320-379-X
Barcode:	9781783203796

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