The Descent |
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| Author:
| Marriott, James |
| Series title: | Devils Advocates Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-906733-71-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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Emphasizing female characters and camaraderie, The Descent is an ideal springboard for discussing underexplored horror themes: the genre's engagement with the lure of the archaic; the idea of birth as the foundational human trauma and its implications for horror film criticism; and the use of provisional worldviews, or "rubber realities," in horror.
Emphasizing female characters and camaraderie, The Descent is an ideal springboard for discussing underexplored horror themes: the genre's engagement with the lure of the archaic; the idea of birth as the foundational human trauma and its implications for horror film criticism; and the use of provisional worldviews, or "rubber realities," in horror.