| 书目名称 | Contemporary Horror on Screen | | 副标题 | An Evolving Visual N | | 编辑 | Sarah Baker,Amanda Rutherford,Richard Pamatatau | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Presents a rigorous examination of the horror genre in the context of contemporary popular culture.Examines what the horror genres offers to audiences and to pop culture in general in addressing moder | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book highlights how horror in film and television creates platforms to address distinct areas of modern-day concern. In examining the prevalence of dark tropes in contemporary horror films such as .Get Out, Annabelle: Creation, A Quiet Place, Hereditary .and .The Nun., as well as series such as .Stranger Things, American Horror Story. and .Game of Thrones., amongst numerous others, the authors contend that we are witnessing the emergence of a ‘horror renaissance’. They posit that horror films or programmes, once widely considered to be a low form of popular culture entertainment, can contain deeper meanings or subtext and are increasingly covering serious subject matter. This book thus explores how horror is utilised as a tool to explore social and political anxieties of the cultural moment and is thus presented as a site for contestation, exploration and expansion to discuss present-day fears. It demonstrates how contemporary horror reflects the horror of modern-day life, be it political, biological, social or environmental. A vital contribution to studies of the horror genre in contemporary culture, and the effect it has on social anxieties in a threatening and seemingly ap | | 出版日期 | Book 2023 | | 关键词 | Apocalyptic Horror; Contemporary Horror; Horror Cinema; Global TV and Horror; Gender and Contemporary ho | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4965-6 | | isbn_softcover | 978-981-99-4967-0 | | isbn_ebook | 978-981-99-4965-6 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapor |
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