Overview

This book explores this resurgence of rural horror following the events of 9/11, as a number of filmmakers, inspired by the films of the 1970s, moved away from the characteristic industrial and urban settings of apocalyptic horror, to return to American Heartland horror. Examining the revival of rural horror in an era of city fear and urban terrorism, the author analyses the relationship of the genre with fears surrounding the Global War on Terror, exploring the films' engagement with the political repercussions of 9/11 and the ways in which traces of traumatic events leave their mark on cultures. Arranged around the themes of dissent, patriotism, myth, anger and memorial, and with attention to both text and socio-cultural context in its interpretation of the films' themes, Post-9/11 Heartland Horror offers a series of case studies covering a ten-year period to shed light on the manner in which the post-9/11 Heartland Horror films scrutinize and unravel the events, aspirations, anxieties, discourses, dogmas, and socio-political conflicts of the post-9/11 era. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of film studies, cultural and media studies and the relationship between popular culture and politics.

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Author:   Dr Victoria McCollum ,  Professor C Richard King
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781472465832

ISBN 10:   1472465830
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   28 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword, Emily Satterwhite; Preface; Introduction; The unbearable unrightness of the righteous and sympathy for the devil: war on dissent, forced loyalties and Zombie's The Devil's Rejects (2005); Divided we fall: fear God! and loathe thy neighbour: Bush's demand for patriotic correctness and Smith's Red State (2011); The family that slays together, stays together: contesting truth, contempt for weakness and Paxton's Frailty (2002); Malev(i)olence, malevolence and misogyny: 9/11, gender, torture and McKee's The Woman (2011); `Knock `em dead': Bush's `White House of Horrors': post-9/11 memorial mania and Dougherty's Trick `r Treat (2007); Conclusion; References; Films cited; Music cited; Index.

Reviews

`Victoria McCollum peers into the dark forest of America after September 11 with Post 9/11 Heartland Horror. Her brilliant new work examines how horror films, including some of its most transgressive subgenres, deal with memory, ideology, and the often competing claims of nationalism, American exceptionalism and cultural sorrow. Historians and American Studies scholars will find rich material here in exploring how popular culture has tried to explain to itself the war on terror .'W. Scott Poole, College of Charleston, USA and author of Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting`A significant intervention in American studies, film and media studies, and cultural studies, Post-9/11 Heartland Horror illuminates the emergence of a transgressive new sub-genre of post-9/11 rural-set horror films. Horror fans, students, and researchers will find McCollum's insightful analyses of heartland horror films lively, accessible, and fascinating.'Emily Satterwhite, Virginia Tech, USA

`Victoria McCollum peers into the dark forest of America after September 11 with Post 9/11 Heartland Horror. Her brilliant new work examines how horror films, including some of its most transgressive subgenres, deal with memory, ideology, and the often competing claims of nationalism, American exceptionalism and cultural sorrow. Historians and American Studies scholars will find rich material here in exploring how popular culture has tried to explain to itself the war on terror .'W. Scott Poole, College of Charleston, USA and author of Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting`A significant intervention in American studies, film and media studies, and cultural studies, Post-9/11 Heartland Horror illuminates the emergence of a transgressive new sub-genre of post-9/11 rural-set horror films. Horror fans, students, and researchers will find McCollum's insightful analyses of heartland horror films lively, accessible, and fascinating.'Emily Satterwhite, Virginia Tech, USA

Author Information

Victoria McCollum is a Research Affiliate of Ulster University (Northern Ireland) and a Research Analyst at HBO, Time Warner Inc. in NYC.

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