Modern Ghost Melodramas `What Lies Beneath` |
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| Author:
| Walker, Michael |
| Series title: | Film Culture in Transition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-94-6298-016-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2017 |
| Publisher: | Amsterdam University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $194.00 |
Book Description:
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This book takes a close look at films that deal with ghosts. Making a crucial distinction between atmospheric films and conventional horror, Michael Walker argues that they are most productively seen as ghost melodramas.
This book takes a close look at films that deal with ghosts. Making a crucial distinction between atmospheric films and conventional horror, Michael Walker argues that they are most productively seen as ghost melodramas.