December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
358 pages
10h 52m
English
The horror genre addresses our concerns with the weakness of the flesh. Human mortality and decay occupy the images in this genre. Interestingly, serious directors in this genre often remain engaged to horror for their entire careers, such as Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George Romero. These directors have a passionate commitment to the blood and gore that has permeated the modern visions of horror films. More than anything, however, the horror film is devoted to the monster. Whether it is a block-headed behemoth with bolts in his neck or a transient sporting razors on his hands, the horror genre asks us to look at our own monsters by manifesting them on screen in the guise of various ...
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