Film, horror, and the body fantastic
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Film, horror, and the body fantastic
（Contributions to the study of popular culture, no. 48）
Greenwood Press, 1995
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Filmography: p. [187]-192
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-185) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This fascinating study relates horror film to recent interpretations of the body and the self, drawing from feminist film theory, psychoanalytic theory, cultural criticism and gender studies. Applying the term horror broadly, this work includes discussions of black comedy, thrillers, science fiction, and slasher films. Central to this book is the view of horror as a modern iconography and discourse of the body. Badley's thought-provoking analysis of films by directors Tim Burton, Tobe Hooper, George Romero, Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Jonathan Demme, and Clive Barker, will be of interest to both scholars and students.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Body Fantastic
Spectral Effects: Postmodern Ghosts
Frankenstein's Progeny
Deconstructions of the Gaze
David Cronenberg's Anatomy Lessons
Looking for the Mother in The Silence of the Lambs
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
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