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050 0 4 _aPN1995
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100 1 _aRhodes, Gary Don,
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245 1 0 _aThe birth of the American horror film /Gary D. Rhodes.
260 _aEdinburgh :
_bEdinburgh University Press,
_c(c)2018.
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 420 pages) :
_billustrations (some color)
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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520 8 _aExplains how the American horror movie came into existence. Although early cinema has long been a key area of research in film studies, the origin and development of the horror film has been a neglected subject for what is arguably one of the world's most popular film genres. Using thousands of primary sources and long-unseen illustrations, 'The Birth of the American Horror Film' examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched, bridging scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, 'The Birth of the American Horror Film' is the first major study dedicated to this vital but often overlooked subject. Suitable for use on courses focusing on Film History, Genre and Horror.
505 0 0 _aIntro; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; SECTION I The Rise of Horror-themed Cinema; CHAPTER 1 Literature; CHAPTER 2 Theatre; CHAPTER 3 Visual Culture; CHAPTER 4 Moving Pictures; SECTION II Film Genres; CHAPTER 5 Devils; CHAPTER 6 Witches; CHAPTER 7 Ghosts; CHAPTER 8 Supernatural Creatures; CHAPTER 9 Death, Murder, and Execution; CHAPTER 10 Evolution and Devolution; CHAPTER 11 The Other(s); CHAPTER 12 The Powers of the Mind; CHAPTER 13 Mad Scientists; CHAPTER 14 American Literature Onscreen; SECTION III Exhibition and Reception; CHAPTER 15 Exhibition and Reception; Index
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650 0 _aHorror films
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1815061&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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