The Thrill of Repulsion: Excursions into Horror Culture - Couverture rigide

Burns, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0764351435 ISBN 13 : 9780764351433

Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

This collection of carefully curated lists, articles, and interviews celebrates the beleaguered horror genre across different media while tracing the history of its acceptance into popular culture. Divided into four sectionsFilm, Television, Literature & Comic Books, and Musicthis book groups horror movies from the Silent Era to today, as well as classic horror books and cult musical albums, into top-13 lists. Enjoy detailed reviews and analysis in categories such as the 13 Most Deranged Horror Director Debuts, the 13 Horror Movie Adaptations That Are Better Than the Book, and the 13 Most Terrifying Horror Film Soundtracks. These chapters, together with in-depth conversations with musicians, demonstrate how horror has penetrated our culture in more ways than we know. Fans of experimental cinema, heavy metal, industrial music, comics, and the occult will be delighted to see their favorite, yet far too often critically marginalized, works of art reviewed with a fresh, exhilarating voice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Burns is an English professor at Suffolk County Community College. He teaches classes on horror films and horror literature, and lectures widely on the topics of experimental films, graphic novels, postmodernism, and surrealism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0764351435
• ISBN 13: 9780764351433
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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