{"product_id":"scream-9781911325277","title":"Scream","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven West\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\u003eWes Craven's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1996) emerged at the point where the early eighties American slasher cycle had effectively morphed into the post-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e trend for Hollywood thrillers that incorporated key slasher movie tropes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emerged as a spiritual successor to Wes Craven's unpopular but critically praised previous film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Nightmare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1994), which evolved from his frustration at having lost creative control over his most popular creation, Freddy Krueger, and rebirthed the character in a postmodern context. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appropriates many of the concepts, conceits, and in-jokes inherent in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Nightmare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, albeit in a much more commercial context that did not alienate teenage audiences who were not around to see the movies that were being referenced. This Devil's Advocate offers a full exploration of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including its structure, its many reference points (such as the prominent use of Halloween as a kind of sacred text), its marketing (\"the new thriller from Wes Craven\" – not a horror film), and legacy for horror cinema in the new millennium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45268895989911,"sku":"9781911325277","price":3599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781911325277.webp?v=1767105411","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/scream-9781911325277","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}