Hardcore horror cinema in the 21st century : production, marketing and consumption /

The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror. The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices, exhibition and marketing strategies...

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Main Author: Aston, James, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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505 0 |a Introduction: beyond videodrome: an archaeology of 21st-century hardcore horror -- "Not like how Hollywood shows us": a definition of hardcore horror in the 21st century -- The genealogy of extremity in North American film -- Global currents of extreme horror -- "A malignant, seething ": the films of hardcore horror in the 21st century -- The realist aesthetic of hardcore horror -- "These movies have brought me many problems": performance and the traumatized self within hardcore horror -- Hardcore horror production: an interview with amateur porn star killer director Shane Ryan -- "I'll pay you in cash to slip this thread into the purge": navigating fandom in hardcore horror -- Conclusion: "it has no redeeming features whatsoever that I could discern": the cultural value of hardcore horror. 
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