{"product_id":"9781557839503-horror-films-faq","title":"Horror Films FAQ","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll That's Left to Know About Slashers  Vampires  Zombies  Aliens  and More\u003cbr\u003eHORROR FILMS FAQ:ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT SLASHERS  VAMPIRES  ZOMBIES  ALIENS  AND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorror Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e explores a century of ghoulish and grand horror cinema, gazing at the different characters, situations, settings, and themes featured in the horror film, from final girls, monstrous bogeymen, giant monsters and vampires to the recent torture porn and found footage formats. The book remembers the J-Horror remake trend of the 2000s, and examines the oft-repeated slasher format popularized by John Carpenter's \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and \u003ci\u003eFriday the 13th\u003c\/i\u003e (1980).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter an introduction positioning the horror film as an important and moral voice in the national dialogue, the book explores the history of horror decade by decade, remembering the women's liberation horrors of the 1970s, the rubber reality films of the late 1980s, the serial killers of the 1990s, and the xenophobic terrors of the 9\/11 age. \u003ci\u003eHorror Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e also asks what it means when animals attack in such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) or \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), and considers the moral underpinnings of rape-and-revenge movies, such as \u003ci\u003eI Spit on Your Grave\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and \u003ci\u003eIrreversible\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). The book features numerous photographs from the author's extensive personal archive, and also catalogs the genre's most prominent directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56537749422454,"sku":"9781557839503","price":20.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27328528.jpg?v=1761635267","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781557839503-horror-films-faq","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}