Psycho The Birds And Halloween

Author : Randy Rasmussen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786478835

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Psycho, The Birds and Halloween by Randy Rasmussen Pdf

Horror films come in a wide variety of styles and subject matter. Three of the most intimate explorations of terror are examined in this study. Intimate in terms of settings (small towns and an isolated motel) and in the emotional links between the characters and the terrors they face. In Psycho, Norman Bates is a darker reflection of his victim Marion Crane and her lover Sam Loomis. They share frustrations, fears and compulsions, albeit at different levels of intensity. In The Birds, Melanie Daniels and her new acquaintances in Bodega Bay share emotional problems which can impel them to act in destructive ways that are echoed, and then overwhelmed by violence from the natural world. Halloween features a monster, Michael Myers, who has more in common with one of his victims, heroine Laurie Strode, than is evident at first glance. Beyond the link between normality and the violently aberrant, all three films give glimpses of emotional intimacy that is threatened and sometimes tragically destroyed by horror.

Author : Barbara Brodman,James E. Doan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781683930518

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Apocalyptic Chic by Barbara Brodman,James E. Doan Pdf

This book deals with legends and images of the apocalypse and post-apocalypse in film and graphic arts, literature and lore from early to modern times and from peoples and cultures around the world. It reflects an increasingly popular leitmotif in literature and visual arts of the 21st century: humanity’s fear of extinction and its quest for survival -- in revenant, supernatural, or living human form. It is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2013) and Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic. (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2013) focused on the vampire legend. The third, The Supernatural Revamped: From Timeworn Legends to Twenty-First-Century Chic (2016), focused on a range of supernatural beings in literature, film, and other forms of popular culture.

Author : Katarina Gregersdotter,Johan Höglund,Nicklas Hållén
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137496393

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Animal Horror Cinema by Katarina Gregersdotter,Johan Höglund,Nicklas Hållén Pdf

This first full-length scholarly study about animal horror cinema defines the popular subgenre and describes its origin and history in the West. The chapters explore a variety of animal horror films from a number of different perspectives. This is an indispensable study for students and scholars of cinema, horror and animal studies.

Author : Thomas Fahy
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813173702

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The Philosophy of Horror by Thomas Fahy Pdf

Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or leave the movie theater. Whether serious, kitschy, frightening, or ridiculous, horror not only arouses the senses but also raises profound questions about fear, safety, justice, and suffering. From literature and urban legends to film and television, horror’s ability to thrill has made it an integral part of modern entertainment. Thomas Fahy and twelve other scholars reveal the underlying themes of the genre in The Philosophy of Horror. Examining the evolving role of horror, the contributing authors investigate works such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), horror films of the 1930s, Stephen King’s novels, Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining (1980), and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). Also examined are works that have largely been ignored in philosophical circles, including Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood (1965), Patrick Süskind’s Perfume (1985), and James Purdy’s Narrow Rooms (2005). The analysis also extends to contemporary forms of popular horror and “torture-horror” films of the last decade, including Saw (2004), Hostel (2005), The Devil’s Rejects (2005), and The Hills Have Eyes (2006), as well as the ongoing popularity of horror on the small screen. The Philosophy of Horror celebrates the strange, compelling, and disturbing elements of horror, drawing on interpretive approaches such as feminist, postcolonial, Marxist, and psychoanalytic criticism. The book invites readers to consider horror’s various manifestations and transformations since the late 1700s, probing its social, cultural, and political functions in today’s media-hungry society.

Author : Judith Halberstam
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0822316633

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Skin Shows by Judith Halberstam Pdf

Parasites and perverts: an introduction to gothic monstrosity -- Making monsters: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- Gothic surface, gothic depth: the subject of secrecy in Stevenson and Wilde -- Technologies of monstrosity: Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Reading counterclockwise: paranoid gothic or gothic paranoia? -- Bodies that splatter: queers and chain saws -- Skinflick: posthuman genderin Jonathan Demme's The silence of the lambs -- Conclusion: serial killing.

Author : Robert Bloch
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471914447

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Psycho by Robert Bloch Pdf

Marion is lost on a dark and lonely road; she's tired and hungry and afraid. She thinks she's dreaming when she sees a motel sign shining in the darkness: Bates Motel. But for Marion the nightmare is just beginning ... To most people Psycho needs no introduction, but although Alfred Hitchcock's film was largely faithful to the book, in the novel itself you will find a story more nuanced and - if possible - even darker.

Author : Tony Williams
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781626743519

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Hearths of Darkness by Tony Williams Pdf

Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and short-lived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. Subsequent chapters investigate the key works of the 1970s by directors such as Larry Cohen, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Wes Craven, and Tobe Hooper, revealing the distinctive nature of films such as Bone, It’s Alive, God Told Me To, Carrie, The Exorcist, Exorcist 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the contributions of such writers as Stephen King. Williams also studies the slasher films of the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Friday the 13th series, Halloween, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nightmare on Elm Street, exploring their failure to improve on the radical achievements of the films of the 1970s. After covering some post-1970s films, such as The Shining, the book concludes with a new postscript examining neglected films of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. Despite the overall decline in the American horror film, Williams determines that, far from being dead, the family horror film is still with us. Elements of family horror even appear in modern television series such as The Sopranos. This updated edition also includes a new introduction.

Author : Bob Sehlinger,Liliane J. Opsomer,Len Testa
Publisher : Unofficial Guides
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628090574

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2017 by Bob Sehlinger,Liliane J. Opsomer,Len Testa Pdf

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids is JAM-PACKED with useful tips, great advice, excellent discussion, and practical travel knowledge gleaned from years of Walt Disney World travel experience. In this guidebook the authors Bob Sehlinger and Liliane Opsomer specifically address the needs of kids, with--in some cases--research and input from kids. Len Testa leads an experienced team of researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids digs deeper and offers more specific information than any other guidebook. This is the only guide that explains how to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of your family vacation. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to visit Walt Disney World with your children with absolute confidence and peace of mind.

Author : Bob Sehlinger,Seth Kubersky
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628090451

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Beyond Disney: The Unofficial Guide to SeaWorld, Universal Orlando, & the Best of Central Florida by Bob Sehlinger,Seth Kubersky Pdf

Beyond Disney: The Unofficial Guide to Universal, SeaWorld, and the Best of Central Florida, by Bob Sehlinger and Seth Kubersky is a guide to non-Disney theme parks, attractions, restaurants, outdoor recreation, and nightlife in Orlando and central Florida. Features include the latest information on the new Harry Potter attractions at Universal Studios as well as step-by-step touring plans that save four hours of waiting in line at Universal Studios and Universal's Island of Adventure. Complete chapters are devoted to the Universal parks, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Legoland, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center among others. Leading you step-by-step, it's the guide that puts you ahead of the crowd and keeps you there.

Author : Bob Sehlinger,Len Testa
Publisher : Unofficial Guides
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628090369

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2016 by Bob Sehlinger,Len Testa Pdf

Offers an overview of how to plan the perfect vacation, with tips on saving money, ratings for area hotels, and evaluations of attractions by age group.

Author : Bob Sehlinger,Liliane Opsomer,Len Testa
Publisher : The Unofficial Guides
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628090703

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2018 by Bob Sehlinger,Liliane Opsomer,Len Testa Pdf

An indispensable read when visiting Walt Disney World with kids The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2018 is JAM-PACKED with useful tips, great advice, excellent discussion, and practical travel knowledge gleaned from years of Walt Disney World travel experience. In this guidebook, authors Bob Sehlinger and Liliane Opsomer specifically address the needs of kids, with—in some cases—research and input from kids. Len Testa leads an experienced team of researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum. The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids digs deeper and offers more specific information than any other guidebook. This is the only guide that explains how to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of your family vacation. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to visit Walt Disney World with your children with absolute confidence and peace of mind.

Author : Bob Sehlinger,Liliane J. Opsomer
Publisher : The Unofficial Guides
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628090390

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2016 by Bob Sehlinger,Liliane J. Opsomer Pdf

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids is JAM-PACKED with useful tips, great advice, excellent discussion, and practical travel knowledge gleaned from years of Walt Disney World travel experience. It is one of the few guidebooks to Disney World that specifically addresses the needs of kids with, in some cases, research and input from kids. Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids digs deeper and offer more specific information that any other. This is the only guide that explains how to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of your family vacation. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to visit Disney World with your children with absolute confidence and peace of mind.

Author : Seth Kubersky
Publisher : Unofficial Guides
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628090307

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The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando by Seth Kubersky Pdf

Author : Ken Gelder
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0415213568

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The Horror Reader by Ken Gelder Pdf

This study brings together writings on this controversial genre, spanning the history of horror in literature and film. It discusses texts from the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and Hong Kong.

Author : Robert E. Kapsis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226824659

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Hitchcock by Robert E. Kapsis Pdf

From the beginning of his career, Alfred Hitchcock wanted to be considered an artist. Although his thrillers were immensely popular, and Hitchcock himself courted reviewers, he was, for many years, regarded as no more than a master craftsman. By the 1960s, though, critics began calling him an artist of unique vision and gifts. What happened to make Hitchcock's reputation as a true innovator and singular talent? Through a close examination of Hitchcock's personal papers, scripts, production notes, publicity files, correspondence, and hundreds of British and American reviews, Robert Kapsis here traces Hitchcock's changing critical fortunes. Vertigo, for instance, was considered a flawed film when first released; today it is viewed by many as the signal achievement of a great director. According to Kapsis, this dramatic change occurred because the making of the Hitchcock legend was not solely dependent on the quality of his films. Rather, his elevation to artist was caused by a successful blending of self-promotion, sponsorship by prominent members of the film community, and, most important, changes in critical theory which for the first time allowed for the idea of director as auteur. Kapsis also examines the careers of several other filmmakers who, like Hitchcock, have managed to cross the line that separates craftsman from artist, and shows how Hitchcock's legacy and reputation shed light on the way contemporary reputations are made. In a chapter about Brian De Palma, the most reknowned thriller director since Hitchcock, Kapsis explores how Hitchcock's legacy has affected contemporary work in—and criticism of—the thriller genre. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and intriguing excerpts, and augmented by interviews with Hitchcock's associates, this thoroughly documented and engagingly written book will appeal to scholars and film enthusiasts alike. "Required reading for Hitchcock scholars...scrupulously researched, invaluable material for those who continue to ask: what made the master tick?"—Anthony Perkins