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Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema

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The horror film is meant to end in hope: Regan McNeil can be exorcized. A hydrophobic Roy Scheider can blow up a shark. Buffy can and will slay vampires. Heroic human qualities like love, bravery, resourcefulness, and intelligence will eventually defeat the monster. But, after the 9/11, American horror became much more bleak, with many films ending with the deaths of the entire main cast. <br><br><em>Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema</em> illustrates how contemporary horror films explore visceral and emotional reactions to the attacks and how they underpin audiences’ ongoing fears about their safety. It examines how scary movies have changed as a result of 9/11 and, conversely, how horror films construct and give meaning to the event in a way that other genres do not. Considering films such as <em>Quarantine, Cloverfield, Hostel</em> and the <em>Saw</em> series, Wetmore examines the transformations in horror cinema since 9/11 and considers not merely how the tropes have changed, but how our understanding of horror itself has changed. <br>

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Weight 0.438 kg
Dimensions 13.8 × 21.6 cm
Format

Hardback
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Pages

248
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Year Published

24-5-2012
ISBN 10

1441132953
Publication City/Country

New York, US
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