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02501aam a2200409 i 4500 001 FAB39C0A3D8C11EE8AE814B62EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230818010103 008 221117s2023 nju b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022046275 020 $a 1978834160 020 $a 9781978834163 020 $a 1978834179 020 $a 9781978834170 035 $a (OCoLC)1348863642 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN1995.9.H6 $b G54 2023 082 00 $a 791.43/6164 $2 23/eng/20221117 100 1 $a Gillota, David, $d 1977- $e author. 245 10 $a Dead funny : $b the humor of American horror / $c David Gillota. 264 1 $a New Brunswick : $b Rutgers University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a 230 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "Horror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also make them laugh. Little work has been done, however, to explain precisely how horror's humor operates. Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror offers a road map of key humorous devices that have been prominent in North American horror films since the 1930s. Author David Gillota argues that horror's humor does not operate as simple "comic relief" but instead functions in tandem with horror elements. Using humor theory to read horror, Gillota provides insight into several aspects of the genre that have long preoccupied critics: the figure of the monster, imperiled bodies, or gender and racial politics. In doing so, Dead Funny offers analysis of a vast array of films, including classic monster movies, effects-driven splatter films, and recent critical favorites like Get Out and Midsommar. The result demonstrates that humor is and has long been an integral part of the horror genre"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Horror films $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Wit and humor in motion pictures. 650 7 $a Horror films. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00960370 650 7 $a Wit and humor in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01905156 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 655 7 $a Film criticism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02025859 655 7 $a Film criticism. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117032944.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FAB39C0A3D8C11EE8AE814B62EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search