A Place of Darkness : : The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema / / Kendall R. Phillips.
Horror is one of the most enduringly popular genres in cinema. The term “horror film” was coined in 1931 between the premiere of Dracula and the release of Frankenstein, but monsters, ghosts, demons, and supernatural and horrific themes have been popular with American audiences since the emergence o...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction CINEMA, GENRE, NATION
- CHAPTER ONE Superstition and the Shock of Attraction HORRIFIC ELEMENTS IN EARLY CINEMA
- CHAPTER TWO Weird and Gloomy Tales UNCANNY NARRATIVES AND FOREIGN OTHERS
- CHAPTER THREE Superstitious Joe and the Rise of the American Uncanny
- CHAPTER FOUR Literary Monsters and Uplift ing Horrors
- CHAPTER FIVE Mysteries in Old Dark Houses
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index