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Twenty First Century Horror Films by Keesey, Douglas is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Twenty First Century Horror Films about?
From the vengeful ghosts of J-horror to the walking dead in '28 Days Later' and 'World War Z', from the creepiness of Spain?s haunted houses to the graphic gore of the New French Extremism, horror is everywhere in the twenty-first century. This lively and illuminating book explores over 100 contemporary horror films, providing insightful and provocative readings of what they mean while including numerous quotes from their creators. Some of these films, including 'The Babadook', 'The Green Inferno', 'It Follows', 'The Neon Demon', 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' and 'The Witch' are so recent that this will be one of the first times they are discussed in book form.00The book is divided into three main sections:?nightmares?,?nations? and?innovations?.?Nightmares? looks at new manifestations of traditional fears, including creepy dolls, haunted houses and demonic possession as well as vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies; and also considers more contemporary anxieties such as dread of home invasion and homophobia.?Nations? explores fright films from around the world, including Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Spain and Swe
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Keesey, Douglas
- Publisher
- Kamera Books
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781843449058
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror
- Rating
- 3.3 / 5 (12 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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