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Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present

Penned By Jon Towlson
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Subversive Horror Cinema: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present

Penned By Jon Towlson
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Horror cinema flourishes in times of ideological crisis and national trauma--the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Vietnam era, post-9/11- and this book argues that a succession of filmmakers working in horror--from James Whale to Jen and Sylvia Soska--have used the genre, and the shock value it affords, to challenge the status quo during these times. Spanning the decades from the 1930s onwards this critical text examines the work of producers and directors as varied as George A. Romero, Pete Walker, Michael Reeves, Herman Cohen, Wes Craven and Brian Yuzna--and the ways in which films like Frankenstein (1931), Cat People (1942), The Woman (2011) and American Mary (2012) can be considered "subversive".Nominated for BEST BOOK OF 2014 - RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS

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Jon Towlson is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Jon Towlson enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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