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New Heritage of Horror : The English Gothic Cinema by David. Pirie (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-101350303798

ISBN-139781350303799

eBay Product ID (ePID)20065699478

Product Key Features

Number of Pages360 Pages

Publication NameNew Heritage of Horror : the English Gothic Cinema

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFilm / Genres / Horror, Film / General, Film / History & Criticism

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid. Pirie

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight24.4 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

ReviewsA New Heritage is the best study of British horror movies and an important contribution to the study of British cinema as a whole., " A New Heritage is the best study of British horror movies and an important contribution to the study of British cinema as a whole." --Martin Scorsese, of the first edition "... [has] long been regarded as a trail-blazing classic." --Kim Newman, Sight and Sound

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingA

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.436164

Table Of ContentIntroduction to 2023 Edition Introduction to 2007 Edition Introduction to First Edition 1. The Characteristics of English Gothic Literature 2. The Identification of Hammer 3. The World of Terence Fisher 4. Approaches to Frankenstein: Fisher, Francis and Sangster 5. Approaches to Dracula 6. Other Approaches to Horror 7. Three Satellite Directors 8. Science Fiction, Exoticism and Psychosis 9. A Rennaissance of Themes and Ideas? 10. Towards New Horror Mythologies Appendix 2: Two checklists Filmography Select bibliography Index

SynopsisWinner of the Dark Fest Film Festival Award for Best Genre Author 2024 David Pirie's acclaimed history of British gothic film and television has long been regarded as a foundational study of the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' This edition has been revised and updated to include discussion of films and TV dramas that have been newly discovered, restored or released since publication of the previous edition in 2007, as well as addressing newly-emergent screenwriters, directors and genres. Drawing on insider accounts and archival sources, David Pirie investigates the notion of horror versus realism in popular fiction, and analyses the horror boom that developed around films including The Others and 28 Days Later . He chronicles British horror cinema from its origins in Gothic literature traces the rise of Hammer Films, its key directors and films as well as its battles with the censors, explores major horror sub genres including comedy horror and sci-fi, and brings the story up to the present day, where horror is flourishing in new ways, with films such as Shaun of the Dead, Under the Skin and Censor; the rise of genres such as folk horror and films that tackle questions of race and gender, and the emergence of a new generation of writers and directors including Prano Bailey-Bond, Ben Wheatley and Edgar Wright.

LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.H6P5 2024