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McFarland & Co Inc Pub, 2011. Paperback. New. 235 pages. 8.90x5.90x0.60 inches.
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Deformed and Destructive Beings: The Purpose of Horror Films Paperback - 2011
by George Ochoa
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- Title Deformed and Destructive Beings: The Purpose of Horror Films
- Author George Ochoa
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 235
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McFarland & Company, Jefferson:
- Date 2011-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780786463077 / 0786463074
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Film
- Library of Congress subjects Monsters in motion pictures, Horror films - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010052836
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.436
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Paperback / softback. New. Why are audiences drawn to horror films? Previous answers to that question have included everything from a need to experience fear to a hunger for psychotherapy. This critical text proposes that the horror filmâs primary purpose is to present monsters, best understood as deformed and destructive beings. These monsters satisfy the audienceâs desire to know these beings, in particular those beings too fantastic and dangerous to know in real life. The text illuminates many aspects of the horror film genre, including epistemology, ethics, evaluation, history, monster taxonomy, and filmmaking techniques.
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