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In some ways represents a crossover between old world ‘gothic’ and the more modern ideas that would surface in later horror movies. Though obsessed with ‘death’ – burial alive etc. it also reflects modern issues of the day. The woman being ‘trapped’ or denied escape is a key motif, as with The Haunting and Psycho
Oct 10, 2020 · American Zombie Gothic : the rise and fall (and rise) of the walking dead in popular culture. "This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition. Closely examining influential works Victor Halperin's White Zombie, Jacques Tourneur's I Walked with a Zombie, Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2, Dan O'Bannon's The Return of ...
• Promises the world but offers destruction • Despite the ‘destructive’ quality – remains highly seductive • Victims – gladly submitting to ‘his’ power “Ninety percent of the people are morbid minded…more people would gather to look at a dead horse in the street than would assemble to watch the finest coach go by.”
The voodoo-based zombie films of the 1930s and '40s reveal deep-seated racist attitudes and imperialist paranoia, but the contagious, cannibalistic zombie horde invasion narrative established by George A. Romero has even greater singularity. This book provides a cultural and critical analysis of the cinematic zombie tradition, starting with… Expand
This essay examines the film version of World War Z as a key text for exploring the current transition from a localised siege narrative to an international kind of ‘road trip’ movie, a shift largely tied to the popularity of zombie-themed videogames. Keywords: zombie, Gothic, uncanny, September 11, World War Z
Sep 13, 2013 · Summary. American Gothic fiction has only recently been considered worthy of serious study. Before Leslie Fiedler's Love and Death in the American Novel (1960), such works were greatly deemphasized within the assumptions of New Criticism, “Old” Historicism, the History of Ideas, and the theories of literature and culture underpinning those ...
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• Firstly, we are asked to see the world through Michael’s twisted lens, creating an unnatural discomfort. • Secondly, the awkward nature of filming techniques when capturing these shots, help to remind us that Michael is ‘inhuman’. • Thirdly, looking through the eyes of a mask takes viewers back to their own Halloween childhood
