Description
Zombies, vampires and mummies are frequent stars of American horror films. But what does their cinematic omnipresence and audiences' hunger for such films tell us about American views of death? Here, Outi Hakola investigates the ways in which American living-dead films have addressed death through different narrative and rhetorical solutions during the twentieth century. She focuses on films from the 1930s, including Dracula, The Mummy and White Zombie, films of the 1950s and 1960s such as Night of the Living Dead and The Return of Dracula, as well as more recent fare like Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Mummy and Resident Evil.
About the Author
Outi Hakola is Lecturer in North American Studies in the Area and Cultural Studies Programme at the University of Helsinki.
Book Information
ISBN 9781783203796
Author Outi Hakola
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Intellect Books
Publisher Intellect Books
Series Studies on Popular Culture
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 10mm
