Global Horror Cinema Today

Global Horror Cinema Today
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781476671536
ISBN-13 : 1476671532
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Book Synopsis Global Horror Cinema Today by : Jon Towlson

Download or read book Global Horror Cinema Today written by Jon Towlson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The horror film is thriving worldwide. Filmmakers in countries as diverse as the USA, Australia, Israel, Spain, France, Great Britain, Iran, and South Korea are using the horror genre to address the emerging fears and anxieties of their cultures. This book investigates horror cinema around the globe with an emphasis on how the genre has developed in the past ten years. It closely examines 28 international films, including It Follows (2014), Grave (Raw, 2016), Busanhaeng (Train to Busan, 2016), and Get Out (2016), with discussions of dozens more. Each chapter focuses on a different country, analyzing what frightens the people of these various nations and the ways in which horror crosses over to international audiences.


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