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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Text Fleshes Out Horror,
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This review is from: Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture (Paperback)
I bought this book to augment my research for a film course I took. This book affords a concise, in-depth examination of the horror film genre and aims to identify its relevance in a historical context, psychological context, and social context. Horror films were long denied by critics as a substantial and intellectual genre worthy of scholarly research, but Kendall R. Phillips proves that they couldn't be more wrong. The films discussed in the text follow a chronological sequence, dating back to the 1920s with The Phantom of the Opera, and goes all the way up to the 90s with Scream.
Excellent book for anyone interested in horror films, film history, or with an appreciation for the much broader history of American culture.
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture (Hardcover)
A brilliant book - full of concrete examples and interesting history combined with insightful analysis. Intelligent without being "overly academic." A must-read for anyone interested in films, horror, or American cultural history.
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Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture by Kendall R. Phillips (Hardcover - April 30, 2005)
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