Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern And

Abject Terrors is an expansive study of the most significant films from the prolific horror genre--from its origins in the 1920s and 1930s, to its contemporary representations. This survey brings together close analyses of individual motion pictures

Tony Magistrale is Professor of English at the University of Vermont.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

xi

Terror Theories: A Representative Survey

1

(18)

Stark Terrors: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, Metropolis, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein

19

(18)

Vampiric Terrors: Dracula, The Hunger, Interview with the Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

37

(20)

The Terror of Hitchcock: Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds

57

(24)

Terrors from Beyond: The Day the Earth Stood Still. Them! The Alien Movies

81

(18)

Terrors from Within: The Tenant, Don't Look Now, The Fly, The Exorcist, Fatal Attraction, Panic Room

99

(28)

Kubrickian Terrors: 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut

127

(20)

The Body Terrified: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street

147

(24)

Terror Parodies: The Wicker Man, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Young Frankenstein, The Lost Boys, Scream, Scary Movie

171

(20)

Illustrations

191

(4)

Films Cited

195

(6)

Works Cited

201

(6)

Index

207

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Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern And Postmodern Horror Film

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