{"product_id":"horror-in-space-critical-essays-on-a-film-subgenre-9781476664057","title":"Horror in Space: Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michele Brittany\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Genres - Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In sharp contrast to many 1960s science fiction films, with idealized views of space exploration, Ridley Scott's \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) terrified audiences, depicting a harrowing and doomed deep-space mission. The \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e films launched a new generation of horror set in the great unknown, inspiring filmmakers to take Earth-bound franchises like \u003ci\u003eLeprechaun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFriday the 13th\u003c\/i\u003e into space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays examines the space horror subgenre, with a focus on such films as Paul W.S. Anderson's \u003ci\u003eEvent Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e, Duncan Jones' \u003ci\u003eMoon\u003c\/i\u003e, Mario Bava's \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e and John Carpenter's \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contributors discuss how filmmakers explored the concepts of the final girl\/survivor, the uncanny valley, the isolationism of space travel, religion and supernatural phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46474151297175,"sku":"9781476664057","price":2834.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476664057.jpg?v=1766266329","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/horror-in-space-critical-essays-on-a-film-subgenre-9781476664057","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}