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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stefano Baschiera , Russ Hunter , Russell D. HunterPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.297kg ISBN: 9780748693528ISBN 10: 0748693521 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 30 June 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsReady-made reading for the genre's most fervent enthusiasts. -- Rod Lott, flickattack.com Some important rarely tackled topics finally get their much deserved academics treatment, such as the influences between Italian giallo and the American slasher, commonly taken for granted among fans and critics but rarely investigated in greater detail. Also helpful are essays on rural giallo, the neglected poor cousin of the more prominent urban type, and on animal cruelty in cannibal flicks, with its moral quandaries and aesthetic justifications. -- Dejan Ognjanovic, Rue Morgue Under the elegant stewardship of Stefano Baschiera and Russ Hunter, the analysis and discussion of the genre here demonstrates both info-heavy enthusiasm and intelligence from the various contributors...the study is bang up to date in its examination of recent developments in the field, such as the gruesome Necrostorm product. For anyone interested in the genre, it's essential reading. -- Barry Forshaw Ready-made reading for the genre's most fervent enthusiasts. -- Rod Lott, flickattack.com Some important rarely tackled topics finally get their much deserved academics treatment, such as the influences between Italian giallo and the American slasher, commonly taken for granted among fans and critics but rarely investigated in greater detail. Also helpful are essays on rural giallo, the neglected poor cousin of the more prominent urban type, and on animal cruelty in cannibal flicks, with its moral quandaries and aesthetic justifications. -- Dejan Ognjanovic, Rue Morgue Author InformationStefano Baschiera is Lecturer in Film Studies at Queen's University Belfast. Russ Hunter is a Senior Lecturer in Film & Television at the University of Northumbria. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |