{"product_id":"the-horror-film-an-introduction-9781405139014","title":"The Horror Film: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rick Worland\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining historical narrative with close readings of several significant horror films, this brief volume offers a broad and lively introduction to cinematic horror. In doing so, it outlines and investigates important issues in the production, consumption, and cultural interpretation of the genre. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e  *An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the horror film genre.\u003cbr\u003e  *Examines the ways in which horror movies have been produced, received, and interpreted by filmmakers, audiences, and critics, from the 1920s to the present.\u003cbr\u003e  *Provides a short historical introduction of the horror film as an orientation to the field.\u003cbr\u003e  *Analyses a wide variety of major works in the genre, including \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCat People, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker’s Dracula.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45202461524119,"sku":"9781405139014","price":11958.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405139014.webp?v=1767307782","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-horror-film-an-introduction-9781405139014","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}