Theatricality in the horror film : a brief study on the dark pleasures of screen artifice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loiselle, André (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Anthem Press, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: of monsters and monstration
  • Horror, realism and theatricality
  • The theatricality of monstrous villainy in film adaptations of horror plays
  • The theater as locus horribilis: staging the paradox of tragic horror
  • The theatricality of horror: characters, unities and styles
  • Conclusion: the theatricality of horor spectatorship