{"product_id":"beyond-hammer-british-horror-cinema-since-1970-9781903663981","title":"Beyond Hammer: British Horror Cinema Since 1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Rose\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough they are often critically neglected, British horror films make up a significant and steadily growing body of genre works within a nationally grounded cinema. Deeply rooted within the Gothic tradition, these post-Hammer Studio films place their antagonistic threats within contemporary Britain, allowing werewolves to roam the Moors and isolated islanders to practice Pagan sacrifice, hiding a family of cannibals behind the white tiled walls of the Underground, or unleashing a virulent plague that causes zombies to stumble through middle class suburbia. The juxtaposition between these unreal elements and the vivid Britishness of characters and locations has led to a collaborative body of work that examines the modern fears of contemporary Britain. Accessible to the students, tutors, and the general reader, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeyond Hammer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides new critical readings of classic, contemporary, and lesser known films of the post-Hammer British horror canon. Chronologically ordered, these chapters feature new and engaging readings of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDeath Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn American Werewolf in London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMary Shelley's Frankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHellraiser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Last Horror Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShaun of the Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e The Descent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45268794278039,"sku":"9781903663981","price":5828.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781903663981.webp?v=1769236565","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beyond-hammer-british-horror-cinema-since-1970-9781903663981","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}