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Devil's Advocates Ser.: Halloween by Murray Leeder (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLiverpool University Press
ISBN-101906733791
ISBN-139781906733797
eBay Product ID (ePID)175814318
Product Key Features
Number of Pages114 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHalloween
Publication Year2015
SubjectFilm / General, Film / Guides & Reviews, Film / History & Criticism
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
AuthorMurray Leeder
SeriesDevil's Advocates Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.5 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4372
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Halloween : How It Came into the World 2. The Haunting of Haddonfield 3. 'Black Cats and Goblins on Halloween Night': Halloween and Halloween 4. Parenthood, Adolescence and Childhood Under the Knife 5. A Very Sinister Doctor and a Cosmic Monster Conclusion: 'Purely and Simply Evil' Works Cited
SynopsisThe 1970s represented an unusually productive and innovative period for the horror film, and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) is the film that capped that golden age - and some say ruined it, by ushering in the era of the slasher film. Considered a paradigm of low-budget ingenuity, its story of a seemingly unremarkable middle-American town becoming the site of violence on October 31 struck a chord within audiences. The film became a surprise hit that gave rise to a lucrative franchise, and it remains a perennial favourite. Much of its success stems from the simple but strong constructions of its three central characters: brainy, introverted teenager Laurie Strode, a late bloomer compared to her more outgoing friends, Dr. Loomis, the driven, obsessive psychiatrist, and Michael Myers, the inexplicable, ghostlike masked killer. Film scholar Murray Leeder offers a bold and provocative study of Carpenter's film, which hopes to expose qualities that are sometime effaced by its sequels and remakes. It explores Halloween as an unexpected ghost film, and examines such subjects as its construction of the teenager, and the relationship of Halloween the film to Halloween the holiday, and Michael Myers's brand of "pure evil." It is a fascinating read for scholars and fans alike.
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- Mar 13, 2019
Halloween Awesomeness
Murray Leeder is clearly a big fan of the film Halloween. He wrote an essay on it for the National Film Registry and this book on it. It states the themes that permeate the film as well as the influences that inspired it. It also goes into detail on certain scenes and characters that may leave one wondering why he/she didn't think of them. It has interviews from those involved in and influenced by the film. Halloween fans ought to go get this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
