{"product_id":"contemporary-horror-on-screen-an-evolving-visual-narrative-9789819949649","title":"Contemporary Horror on Screen: An Evolving Visual Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah Baker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights how horror in film and television creates platforms to address distinct areas of modern-day concern. In examining the prevalence of dark tropes in contemporary horror films such as \u003ci\u003eGet Out, Annabelle: Creation, A Quiet Place, Hereditary \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nun\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as series such as \u003ci\u003eStranger Things, American Horror Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, amongst numerous others, the authors contend that we are witnessing the emergence of a 'horror renaissance'. They posit that horror films or programmes, once widely considered to be a low form of popular culture entertainment, can contain deeper meanings or subtext and are increasingly covering serious subject matter. This book thus explores how horror is utilised as a tool to explore social and political anxieties of the cultural moment and is thus presented as a site for contestation, exploration and expansion to discuss present-day fears. It demonstrates how contemporary horror reflects the horror of modern-day life, be it political, biological, social or environmental. A vital contribution to studies of the horror genre in contemporary culture, and the effect it has on social anxieties in a threatening and seemingly apocalyptic time for the world, this is a vital text for students and researchers in popular culture, film, television and media studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45283001860247,"sku":"9789819949649","price":9447.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789819949649.webp?v=1769303794","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-horror-on-screen-an-evolving-visual-narrative-9789819949649","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}