The Birth of the American Horror Film / / Gary D. Rhodes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Rhodes, Gary D.,
• MitwirkendeR: Rhodes, Gary D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 p.) :; 113 colour illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Section I. The Rise of Horror-themed Cinema --; 1. Literature --; 2. Theatre --; 3. Visual Culture --; 4. Moving Pictures --; Section II. Film Genres --; 5. Devils --; 6. Witches --; 7. Ghosts --; 8. Supernatural Creatures --; 9. Death, Murder, and Execution --; 10. Evolution and Devolution --; 11. The Other(s) --; 12. The Powers of the Mind --; 13. Mad Scientists --; 14. American Literature Onscreen --; Section III. Exhibition and Reception --; 15. Exhibition and Reception --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474430876; 9783110780437
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474430876
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gary D. Rhodes.

Explains how the American horror movie came into existenceAlthough early cinema has long been a key area of research in film studies, the origin and development of the horror film has been a neglected subject for what is arguably one of the world’s most popular film genres. Using thousands of primary sources and long-unseen illustrations, The Birth of the American Horror Film examines a history that begins in colonial Salem, taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established an amorphous structural foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched, bridging scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, The Birth of the American Horror Film is the first major study dedicated to this vital but often overlooked subject.Read an interview with Gary Rhodes on SYFYWIREKey featuresThe first scholarly book dedicated to the birth of the American horror filmBridges scholarship on Horror Studies and Early CinemaExamines pre-cinema (literature, theatre and visual culture), as well as major works in early horror-themed cinemaSuitable for use on courses focusing on Film History, Genre and Horror"