The Onset of Global Fear / Danny Shipka and Ralph Beliveau -- A Topology of Guillermo del Toro / Ralph Beliveau -- Richard Franklin: Ozploitation Auteur, Hitchcock Heir, Cinema Underdog / Ben Kooyman -- Kiyoshi Kurosawa: J-horror's Master Stylist / Leah Larson -- Madness and Eroticism: The Films of Juan López Moctezuma / Budd Wilkins -- The Serious Play of Alexandre Aja / Tracy Stephenson Shaffer -- The Sapphic, The Sadean, and Jess Franco / Will Dodson -- Sergio Martino: Master of the Fiione / Mikel J. Koven -- At the Margins of Taste, in the Mouth of Madness: The Case of Lars von Trier / Linda Badley -- José Mojica Marins and Zé do Caixão: Nightmares of Frankenstein in Brazil's National Horror Story / Jerry Metz -- Dreaming Revolt: Jean Rollin and the French Fantastique in the Context of May / Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare -- Acquiescence, Canadian Style. The Early Cinema of David Cronenberg / Danny Shipka.
Summary:
Horror films have for decades commanded major global audiences, tapping into deep-rooted fears that cross national and cultural boundaries in their ability to spark terror. This book brings together a group of scholars to explore the ways that this fear is utilized and played upon by a wide range of filmmakers. Contributors take up such major figures as Guillermo del Toro, Lars Von Trier, and David Cronenberg, and they also offer introductions to lesser-known talents such as Richard Franklin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Juan López Moctezuma, and Alexandre Aja. Scholars and fans alike dipping into this collection will discover plenty of insight into what chills us.--Cover page 4
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