{"product_id":"9781978834170-dead-funny","title":"Dead Funny","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Humor of American Horror\u003cbr\u003eHorror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also make them laugh. Little work has been done, however, to explain precisely \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e horror’s humor operates. \u003cem\u003eDead Funny\u003c\/em\u003e offers a road map of key humorous devices that have been prominent in North American horror films since the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003eHorror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition of horror directors who are fluent in humor, from James Whale to John Landis to Jordan Peele. So how might horror and humor overlap more than we would expect?\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDead Funny \u003c\/i\u003elocates humor as a key element in the American horror film, one that is not merely used for extraneous \"comic relief\" moments but often serves to underscore major themes, intensify suspense, and disorient viewers. Each chapter focuses on a different comic style or device, from the use of funny monsters and scary clowns in movies like \u003ci\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/i\u003e to the physical humor and slapstick in movies ranging from \u003ci\u003eThe Evil Dead \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eFinal Destination\u003c\/i\u003e.  Along the way, humor scholar David Gillota explores how horror films employ parody, satire, and camp to comment on gender, sexuality, and racial politics. Covering everything from the grotesque body in \u003ci\u003eFreaks \u003c\/i\u003eto the comedy of awkwardness in \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e, this book shows how integral humor has been to the development of the American horror film over the past century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40948519567457,"sku":"9781978834170","price":57.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37473560.jpg?v=1762057861","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781978834170-dead-funny","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}