Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 2023-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1778871054
Steve Hutchison reviews 300 horror comedies and ranks them. Each article includes a picture of the main antagonist, a release year, a synopsis, a star rating, and a review.
Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 18,28 MB
Release : 2023-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1778871089
Steve Hutchison reviews 300 horror fantasy films and ranks them. Each article includes a picture of the main antagonist, a release year, a synopsis, a star rating, and a review.
Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 2023-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1778871062
Steve Hutchison reviews 300 horror science fiction films and ranks them. Each article includes a picture of the main antagonist, a release year, a synopsis, a star rating, and a review.
Author : Steve Hutchison
Publisher : Tales of Terror
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 20,22 MB
Release : 2023-04-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1778872123
The following recommendations represent the top 13% of 2250 horror movie reviews. I use a classification method that combines genres, subgenres, ambiances, and antagonists. My evaluation ratings are stars, story, creativity, action, quality, creepiness, and rewatchability
Author : Mathias Clasen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0197535895
"Films about chainsaw killers, demonic possession, and ghostly intruders. Screaming audiences with sleepless nights or sweat-drenched nightmares in their immediate future. What's going on here? Presumably, almost everybody has experience with horror films. Almost everybody has sat through a terrifying motion picture and suffered the after-effects, such as hypervigilance and sleep disturbances. Some people would even characterize themselves as horror fans. But what about the others-the ones who are curious about horror films, but also very, very nervous about them? This book delves into the science of horror cinema in an attempt to address common concerns about the genre. Why is the jump scare so effective, and so dreaded? What are the effects of horror films on mental and physical health? Why do horror films so often cause nightmares? Aren't horror films immoral ... and stupid, too? Are horror films bad for children and adolescents? What does the current profusion of horror films say about our society? Should we be concerned? Or can horror films be a force for good-do horror films have health benefits, can they be aesthetically and morally valuable, and might they even have therapeutic psychological and cultural effects? The book addresses these questions in short, readable chapters, peppered with vivid anecdotes and examples and supported by scientific findings. It notes that while horror films can have negative effects, they can also help people confront and manage fear"--
Author : Alexandra West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476670641
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 : Kim Newman
Publisher : Carlton Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,86 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781787391390
Two seasoned, top horror experts lead the way through more than a century of fear with authority, humor, and encyclopedic knowledge. Packed with images of the most terrifying scenes in cinema history, this fully updated volume--with reviews right up to 2017--traces the genre decade by decade, providing a witty and informative critique of more than 300 movies from all around the world, plus TV series and literature too. Kim Newman and James Marriott discuss both neglected gems and big-budget duds, from Frankenstein and Peeping Tom to It Follows, Get Out, The Babadook, and Mother , as well as material from countries as far afield as Japan and Brazil. These movies will continue to shock and delight viewers with their inventiveness and flair. Diehard and new horror fans will enjoy this superb, eye-opening look at their favorite genre.
Author : Patton Oswalt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451673221
"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of L.A.'s alternative comedy scene, Oswalt's memoir chronicles his journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting him all along the way"--
Author : Joel R. Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 33,81 MB
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 179363517X
Movies and television series are excellent tools for teaching political science and international relations. Understanding how stories in various film and television genres illustrate political ideas can better assist students and fans understand and appreciate the political subtext of these media products. This book examines politics through five film genres and their variants. Gangster movies focus on American and other organized crime. They reached their zenith in the films of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. Political thrillers express paranoia about secrecy and political conspiracies, while action movies channel anger at foreign and domestic threats to order. Superhero films and TV present modern characters who seek to serve society as they face personal struggles about their individual identities. War movies promote positive images of wars when conflicts are perceived as successful, but often include antiwar messages when wars turn out badly. Western movies fell out of favor in the 1970s and 1980s but have undergone a renaissance since the 1990s. Westerns can be taken as either political parables, or as meditations on policing, anarchy, community organization. The author argues that while these genres all offer escape, they also offer important political lessons.
Author : Justin Wigard
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476648107
Since its inception in 1992, the Sci-Fi Channel (later rebranded as SYFY) has aired more than 500 network-produced or commissioned films. Campy and prolific, the network churned out one low-budget film after another, finally finding its zenith in the 2013 release of Sharknado. With unpretentious charm and a hearty helping of commodified nostalgia, the Sharknado franchise briefly ruled the cultural consciousness and temporarily transformed SYFY's original films from cult fringe to appointment television. Naturally, the network followed up with a steady stream of sequels and spin-offs, including Lavalantula and its sequel, 2 Lava 2 Lantula! This collection of essays is the first to devote critical attention to SYFY's original film canon, both pre- and post-Sharknado. In addition to unpacking the cultural, historical and critical underpinnings of the monsters at the heart of SYFY's classic creature features, the contributors offer a variety of approaches to understanding and interrogating these films within the broader contexts of ecocriticism, monster theory, post-9/11 criticism, and neocolonialism. Providing a further entry point for future scholarship, an appendix details a thorough filmography of SYFY's original films from 1992 to 2022.
