Horror Films Of The 1990s

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786491568

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Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir Pdf

The seventies were a decade of groundbreaking horror films: The Exorcist, Carrie, and Halloween were three. This detailed filmography covers these and 225 more. Section One provides an introduction and a brief history of the decade. Beginning with 1970 and proceeding chronologically by year of its release in the United States, Section Two offers an entry for each film. Each entry includes several categories of information: Critical Reception (sampling both '70s and later reviews), Cast and Credits, P.O.V., (quoting a person pertinent to that film's production), Synopsis (summarizing the film's story), Commentary (analyzing the film from Muir's perspective), Legacy (noting the rank of especially worthy '70s films in the horror pantheon of decades following). Section Three contains a conclusion and these five appendices: horror film cliches of the 1970s, frequently appearing performers, memorable movie ads, recommended films that illustrate how 1970s horror films continue to impact the industry, and the 15 best genre films of the decade as chosen by Muir.

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786484805

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Horror Films of the 1990s by John Kenneth Muir Pdf

This filmography covers more than 300 horror films released from 1990 through 1999. The horror genre's trends and cliches are connected to social and cultural phenomena, such as Y2K fears and the Los Angeles riots. Popular films were about serial killers, aliens, conspiracies, and sinister "interlopers," new monsters who shambled their way into havoc. Each of the films is discussed at length with detailed credits and critical commentary. There are six appendices: 1990s cliches and conventions, 1990s hall of fame, memorable ad lines, movie references in Scream, 1990s horrors vs. The X-Files, and the decade's ten best. Fully indexed, 224 photographs.

Author : Alexandra West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476670645

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The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West Pdf

Many critics and fans refer to the 1990s as the decade that horror forgot, with few notable entries in the genre. Yet horror went mainstream in the '90s by speaking to the anxieties of American youth during one of the country's most prosperous eras. No longer were films made on low budgets and dependent on devotees for success. Horror found its way onto magazine covers, fashion ads and CD soundtrack covers. "Girl power" feminism and a growing distaste for consumerism defined an audience that both embraced and rejected the commercial appeal of these films. This in-depth study examines the youth subculture and politics of the era, focusing on such films as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Idle Hands (1999) and Cherry Falls (2000).

Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781778872068

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Decades of Terror 2020: 1990s Horror Movies by Steve Hutchison Pdf

Steve Hutchison reviews 100 amazing horror films from the 1990s. Each film is analyzed and discussed with a synopsis and a rating. The movies are ranked. How many have you seen?

Author : Brian Albright
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476600420

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Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990 by Brian Albright Pdf

During the second half of the 20th century, landmark works of the horror film genre were as much the product of enterprising regional filmmakers as of the major studios. From backwoods Utah to the Louisiana bayous to the outer boroughs of New York, independent, regional films like Night of the Living Dead, Last House on the Left, I Spit on Your Grave, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Evil Dead stood at the vanguard of horror cinema. This overview of regionally produced horror and science fiction films includes interviews with 13 directors and producers who operated far from mainstream Hollywood, along with a state-by-state listing of regionally produced genre films made between 1958 and 1990. Highlighting some of the most influential horror films of the past 50 years, this work celebrates not only regional filmmaking, but also a cultural regionalism that is in danger of vanishing.

Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781778870521

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Decades of Terror 2019: 1990's Horror Movies by Steve Hutchison Pdf

Steve Hutchison reviews 100 amazing horror films from the 1990s. Each film is analyzed and discussed with a synopsis and a rating. The movies are ranked. How many have you seen?

Author : Chris Holmlund
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780813543666

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American Cinema of the 1990s by Chris Holmlund Pdf

Films discussed include Terminator 2, The matrix, Home alone, Jurassic Park, Pulp fiction, Boys don't cry, Toy story and Clueless.

Author : Michael Gingold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1948221128

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Ad Nauseam II by Michael Gingold Pdf

Author : Alexandra West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476631288

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The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West Pdf

Many critics and fans refer to the 1990s as the decade that horror forgot, with few notable entries in the genre. Yet horror went mainstream in the ’90s by speaking to the anxieties of American youth during one of the country’s most prosperous eras. No longer were films made on low budgets and dependent on devotees for success. Horror found its way onto magazine covers, fashion ads and CD soundtrack covers. “Girl power” feminism and a growing distaste for consumerism defined an audience that both embraced and rejected the commercial appeal of these films. This in-depth study examines the youth subculture and politics of the era, focusing on such films as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Idle Hands (1999) and Cherry Falls (2000).

Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781998881994

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Decades of Terror 2021: 1990s Horror Movies by Steve Hutchison Pdf

Steve Hutchison reviews 100 amazing horror films from the 1990s. Each film is analyzed and discussed with a synopsis and a rating. The movies are ranked. How many have you seen?

Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781778871719

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Decades of Terror 2020: 1990s Horror Procedurals by Steve Hutchison Pdf

Steve Hutchison reviews 100 amazing horror procedurals from the 1990s. Each film is analyzed and discussed with a synopsis and a rating. The movies are ranked. How many have you seen?

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781480366824

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Horror Films FAQ by John Kenneth Muir Pdf

HORROR FILMS FAQ:ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT SLASHERS VAMPIRES ZOMBIES ALIENS AND

Author : Robin R. Means Coleman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136942945

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Horror Noire by Robin R. Means Coleman Pdf

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characterizations of blackness in horror cinema, and examines key levels of black participation on screen and behind the camera. She argues that horror offers a representational space for black people to challenge the more negative, or racist, images seen in other media outlets, and to portray greater diversity within the concept of blackness itself. Horror Noire presents a unique social history of blacks in America through changing images in horror films. Throughout the text, the reader is encouraged to unpack the genre’s racialized imagery, as well as the narratives that make up popular culture’s commentary on race. Offering a comprehensive chronological survey of the genre, this book addresses a full range of black horror films, including mainstream Hollywood fare, as well as art-house films, Blaxploitation films, direct-to-DVD films, and the emerging U.S./hip-hop culture-inspired Nigerian "Nollywood" Black horror films. Horror Noire is, thus, essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how fears and anxieties about race and race relations are made manifest, and often challenged, on the silver screen.

Author : Valerie Wee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781134109623

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Japanese Horror Films and their American Remakes by Valerie Wee Pdf

The Ring (2002)—Hollywood’s remake of the Japanese cult success Ringu (1998)—marked the beginning of a significant trend in the late 1990s and early 2000s of American adaptations of Asian horror films. This book explores this complex process of adaptation, paying particular attention to the various transformations that occur when texts cross cultural boundaries. Through close readings of a range of Japanese horror films and their Hollywood remakes, this study addresses the social, cultural, aesthetic and generic features of each national cinema’s approach to and representation of horror, within the subgenre of the ghost story, tracing convergences and divergences in the films’ narrative trajectories, aesthetic style, thematic focus and ideological content. In comparing contemporary Japanese horror films with their American adaptations, this book advances existing studies of both the Japanese and American cinematic traditions, by: illustrating the ways in which each tradition responds to developments in its social, cultural and ideological milieu; and, examining Japanese horror films and their American remakes through a lens that highlights cross-cultural exchange and bilateral influence. The book will be of interest to scholars of film, media, and cultural studies.

Author : Stephen Prince
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813542577

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The Horror Film by Stephen Prince Pdf

In this volume, Stephen Prince has collected essays reviewing the history of the horror film and the psychological reasons for its persistent appeal, as well as discussions of the developmental responses of young adult viewers and children to the genre. The book focuses on recent postmodern examples such as The Blair Witch Project. In a daring move, the volume also examines Holocaust films in relation to horror. Part One features essays on the silent and classical Hollywood eras. Part Two covers the postWorld War II era and discusses the historical, aesthetic, and psychological characteristics of contemporary horror films. In contrast to horror during the classical Hollywood period, contemporary horror features more graphic and prolonged visualizations of disturbing and horrific imagery, as well as other distinguishing characteristics. Princes introduction provides an overview of the genre, contextualizing the readings that follow. Stephen Prince is professor of communications at Virginia Tech. He has written many film books, including Classical Film Violence: Designing and Regulating Brutality in Hollywood Cinema, 19301968, and has edited Screening Violence, also in the Depth of Field Series.