An edition of Deformed and destructive beings
(2011)
Deformed and destructive beings
the purpose of horror films
by George Ochoa
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"This critical text proposes that the horror film's primary purpose is to present monsters. These monsters satisfy the audience's desire to know the extremities of being, 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 techniques"--
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Deformed and destructive beings: the purpose of horror films
2011, McFarland
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0786463074 9780786463077
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Table of Contents
The horror film analyzed. Purpose
Knowing
DDB profile
Structure
Essential elements
Ethics
Meaning and significance
Evaluation of a good horror film
Evaluation of a bad horror film
The horror film in context. Genres
History : beginnings to the 1950s
History : 1960s to the present
Reputation
Taxonomy
Techniques
Directors
Stars and DDBs
Other directions.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index.
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