Projected Fears by Kendall R Phillips
By tracing the production history, contemporary audience response, and lasting cultural influence of each picture, Phillips offers a unique new approach to thinking about the popular attraction to horror films, and the ways in which they reflect both cultural and individual fears.
The book is sensible, highly readable, and concise…[t]his book will best serve as an introduction to the horror genre. Recommended. Lower-/upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *
[E]xplores the relationship between 10 classic horror films and the cultures they reflect. * US States News *
Phillips analyzes ten landmark horror films, including Dracula, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Silence of the Lambs and The Sixth Sense, to discover the ways horror films reflect their cultural contexts and the audiences' fears. In addition to his analyses, Phillips provides a synopsis of each film and describes its production history, contemporary audience response and cultural influence. Although Phillips incorporates the work of other film and cultural critics, he writes for a general audience. * Reference & Research Book News *
Fans of horror and horror movies who wish an intellectual examination of links between horror films and American culture will find professor Kendall R. Phillips' Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture to be most intriguing. * MBR Bookwatch *
[E]xplores the relationship between 10 classic horror films and the cultures they reflect. * US States News *
Phillips analyzes ten landmark horror films, including Dracula, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Silence of the Lambs and The Sixth Sense, to discover the ways horror films reflect their cultural contexts and the audiences' fears. In addition to his analyses, Phillips provides a synopsis of each film and describes its production history, contemporary audience response and cultural influence. Although Phillips incorporates the work of other film and cultural critics, he writes for a general audience. * Reference & Research Book News *
Fans of horror and horror movies who wish an intellectual examination of links between horror films and American culture will find professor Kendall R. Phillips' Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture to be most intriguing. * MBR Bookwatch *
Kendall R. Phillips is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University. His essays and reviews have appeared in such journals as Literature/Film Quartlery and Philosophy and Rhetoric.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780275983536 |
| ISBN 10 | 0275983536 |
| Title | Projected Fears |
| Author | Kendall R Phillips |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Praeger |
| Year published | 2005-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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