Contemporary British Horror Cinema: Industry, Genre and Society

Johnny Walker

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2015

Contemporary British Horror Cinema

Industry, Genre and Society

Johnny Walker

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748689743

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About this book

A scholarly and critical overview of UK horror film production since the year 2000

Read Chapter 1: Long Time Dead online for free (pdf)

Combining industrial research and primary interview material with detailed textual analysis, Contemporary British Horror Cinema looks beyond the dominant paradigms which have explained away British horror in the past, and sheds light on one of the most dynamic and distinctive – yet scarcely talked about – areas of contemporary British film production. Considering high-profile theatrical releases, including The Descent, Shaun of the Dead and The Woman in Black, as well as more obscure films such as The Devil’s Chair, Resurrecting the Street Walker and Cherry Tree Lane, Contemporary British Horror Cinema provides a thorough examination of British horror film production in the twenty-first century.

Key Features

The first academic monograph exclusively dedicated to recent British horror production
Draws upon the various international factors at work within the increasingly complex British film industry, and the impact this has on popular genre production
Locates British horror amid trends in international horror cinema

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
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1. Long time dead Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. British film production and the horror genre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. Nasty resurrections Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
4. In the doghouse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
5. Heartless hoodies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
6. Let the quiet ones in Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
7. A kingdom of horror Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Films and television programmes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 184
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

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Published: October 1, 2015
ISBN: 9780748689743