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Horror in space : critical essays on a film subgenre /

This collection of new essays examines the space horror subgenre, with a focus on such films as Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon, Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires and John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars. Contributors dicsuss how filmmakers explored the concepts of the final girl/surv...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Brittany, Michele, 1965- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:	Horror films > History and criticism. Science fiction films > History and criticism. Outer space in motion pictures. Space flights in motion pictures.

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