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The Naked And The Undead

Author : Cynthia Freeland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429975864
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Naked And The Undead written by Cynthia Freeland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror is often dismissed as mass art or lowbrow entertainment that produces only short-term thrills. Horror films can be bloody, gory, and disturbing, so some people argue that they have bad moral effects, inciting viewers to imitate cinematic violence or desensitizing them to atrocities. In The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror, Cynthia A. Freeland seeks to counter both aesthetic disdain and moral condemnation by focusing on a select body of important and revealing films, demonstrating how the genre is capable of deep philosophical reflection about the existence and nature of evil?both human and cosmic. In exploring these films, the author argues against a purely psychoanalytic approach and opts for both feminist and philosophical understandings. She looks at what it is in these movies that serves to elicit specific reactions in viewers and why such responses as fear and disgust are ultimately pleasurable. The author is particularly interested in showing how gender figures into screen presentations of evil.The book is divided into three sections: Mad Scientists and Monstrous Mothers, which looks into the implications of male, rationalistic, scientific technology gone awry; The Vampire's Seduction, which explores the attraction of evil and the human ability (or inability) to distinguish active from passive, subject from object, and virtue from vice; and Sublime Spectacles of Disaster, which examines the human fascination with horror spectacle. This section concludes with a chapter on graphic horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Written for both students and film enthusiasts, the book examines a wide array of films including: The Silence of the Lambs, Repulsion, Frankenstein, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Alien, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Frenzy, The Shining, Eraserhead, Hellraiser, and many others.

The Artist as Monster

Author : William Beard
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802035691
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book The Artist as Monster written by William Beard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic examination in English of Cronenberg's feature films, from Stereo (1969) to Crash (1996).

Masters of Evil

Author : Georgette Sheila Fox
Publisher : Millefleurs
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masters of Evil written by Georgette Sheila Fox and published by Millefleurs. This book was released on 1998 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Evil needs to be pondered just as much as good," according to Carl Jung, "for good and evil are ultimately nothing but ideal extensions and abstractions of doing, and both belong to the chiaroscuro of life." If we accept Jung's idea as valid, then a tangible representation can be found in the cinematic archvillain, the paradigm of evil. It is here that we see the negative, malevolent aspects of human behavior best portrayed. Such larger-than-life characters as The Joker (Batman), Lex Luthor (Superman), Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and Darth Vader (Star Wars) haunt our dreams and imaginations, giving us both chills and thrills at the same time. This book is an examination of the archvillain.

The World Atlas of Street Art

Author : Rafael Schacter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0711283443
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The World Atlas of Street Art written by Rafael Schacter and published by . This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This truly global and visually stunning compendium showcases some of the most breath-taking pieces of street art and graffiti from around the world. Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly every corner of the globe, morphing into highly ornate and vibrant new styles. This unique atlas is the first truly geographical survey of urban art, revised and updated in 2023 to include new voices, increased female representation and cities emerging as street art hubs. Featuring specially commissioned works from major graffiti and street art practitioners, it offers you an insider’s view of the urban landscape as the artists themselves experience it. Organized geographically, by continent and by city – from New York, Los Angeles and Montreal in North America, through Mexico City and Buenos Aires in Latin America, to London, Berlin and Madrid in Europe, Sydney and Auckland in the Pacific, as well as brand new chapters covering Africa and Asia – it profiles more than 100 of today’s most important artists and features over 700 astonishing artworks. This beautifully illustrated book, produced with the help of many of the artists it features, dispels the idea of such art as a thoughtless defacement of pristine surfaces, and instead celebrates it as a contemporary and highly creative inscription upon the skin of the built environment.

The Dying World Omnibus

Author : John Triptych
Publisher : J Triptych Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 977 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dying World Omnibus written by John Triptych and published by J Triptych Publishing. This book was released on with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books of this epic sci-fi adventure series (Lands of Dust, City of Delusions, The Maker of Entropy) are now available in one volume! Millions of years from now, the planet is dying. The oceans have dried into plains of ash. Strange, lethal creatures ravage the land. The surviving pockets of humanity eke out a brutal existence. But some humans have also evolved—into Magi, men who can move objects with a mere thought, and Strigas, women who can control others' minds. In this strange and exotic setting, a powerful telepathic protector must accompany a mysterious boy to bring hope to a dying planet. Explore Dying World, a new dystopian science fiction series in the tradition of Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth, Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun, Frank Herbert’s Dune, Edgar Rice Burroughs's John Carter of Mars, and Star Wars—as only John Triptych could tell it!

Dark Romance

Author : David J. Hogan
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786462485
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Dark Romance written by David J. Hogan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The darkly handsome man gazes deeply into her eyes. She finds him irresistible, wants to experience the passion of the moment. He grins--the movie audience can see his lengthened lateral incisors--and bends to her neck. The eroticism is horrible, and compelling. Audiences are drawn to horror cinema much as the surrendering victim. Afraid to watch, but more afraid something will be missed. Since the horror film is the most primal of all movie genres, seldom censored, these films tell us what we are about. From the silent era to the present day, Dark Romance explores horror cinema's preoccupation with sexuality: vampires, beauty and the beast, victimization of women, "slasher" films, and more. Separate chapters focus upon individuals, like Alfred Hitchcock and Barbara Steele. Entertaining, and thought-provoking on the sexual fears and phobias of our society.

Reaction!

Author : Mark A. Griep
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019532692X
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Reaction! written by Mark A. Griep and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study gives a scientist's and artist's response to the dark and bright sides of chemistry found in 140 films, most of them contemporary Hollywood feature films but also from a few others. It explores the two movie faces of this supposedly neutral science.

Nightmare Movies

Author : Kim Newman
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408805030
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Nightmare Movies written by Kim Newman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now over twenty years old, the original edition ofNightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult filmcriticism. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completelyup to date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second partthat analyses the last two decades of horror films with all the wit,intelligence and insight for which he is known. Since the publication of thefirst edition, horror has been on a gradual upswing and has gained a new andstronger hold over the film industry. Newman negotiates his way through a vastback catalogue of horror and charts the on-screen progress of our collectivefears and bogeymen, from the low-budget slasher movies of the 1960s, through tothe slick releases of the 2000s. Nightmare Movies is an invaluable companion that not onlyprovides a newly updated history of the darker side of film but also acts as atruly entertaining guide with which to explore the less well-trodden paths ofhorror and rediscover the classics with a newly instructed eye.

The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti

Author : Enrico Bonadio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1108673317
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti written by Enrico Bonadio and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonadio brings together experts to provide the first comprehensive analysis of issues related to copyright in street art and graffiti. This book sheds light on the legal tools available for artists and offers policy and sociological insights to spur further debate. It will appeal to legal scholars and law practitioners around the world.

The Court Register and Statesman's Remembrancer Containing a Series of All the Great Officers, Prime Ministers of State ... from the Restauration of Charles II. to this Present Year, Etc

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Author : William SLIFORD
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Court Register and Statesman's Remembrancer Containing a Series of All the Great Officers, Prime Ministers of State ... from the Restauration of Charles II. to this Present Year, Etc written by William SLIFORD and published by . This book was released on 1733 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Philosophy of David Cronenberg

Author : Simon Riches
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813136040
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of David Cronenberg written by Simon Riches and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially regarded as a cult figure with a strong following amongst sci-fi and horror film fans, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg emerged as a major and commercially viable film director with mainstream hits such as A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007). With his unique ability to present imagery that is both disturbing and provocative, Cronenberg creates striking films, noteworthy not just for their cinematic beauty but also for the philosophical questions they raise. The Philosophy of David Cronenberg examines Cronenberg's body of work, from his breakthrough Scanners (1981) through his most recognizable films such as The Fly (1986) and more recent works. Editor Simon Riches and a collaboration of scholars introduce the filmmaker's horrific storylines and psychologically salient themes that reveal his pioneering use of the concept of "body horror," as well as his continued aim to satirize the modern misuse of science and technology. The Philosophy of David Cronenberg also explores the mutation of self, authenticity and the human mind, as well as language and worldviews. While Cronenberg's films have moved from small-market cult classics to mainstream successes, his intriguing visions of humanity and the self endure.

The Court-register, and Statesman's Remembrancer:

Author : William Sliford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Court-register, and Statesman's Remembrancer: written by William Sliford and published by . This book was released on 1733 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Blood Claws Rising

Author : Brooke Renee
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1639850988
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Blood Claws Rising written by Brooke Renee and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shadow grows; the claws are out. It is the twenty-fourth century, and humanity has successfully breached beyond their limited solar system to colonize much of the known galaxy. Mostly located within the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, humanity has ventured into a prosperous and ever-expanding era of exploration and discovery, with several other new races joining one of powers in humanity's growing sphere of influence, either willingly or by force. However, mankind cannot escape the shadow of conflict that dared to follow them out beyond the stars. In the immediate aftermath of the Earthborn War between two galactic superpowers--the oppressive far-reaching-based Hagorian Alliance and the more egalitarian-minded and Earth-based Praetorian League--one young girl rises from the ashes of chaos to break the yoke of oppression that the tyrannical Alliance has leaned upon to enforce its rule over its section of the cosmos. While other nations exist, they are constantly and often caught in the crossfire between the Alliance and the League. The Alliance, based at the trailing ends of the Orion Arm, valued slavery, fear, and subjugation to control and rule its people. The League, while not ideal, was far more egalitarian if not apathetic. But for citizens of the Alliance, many had had enough. One girl was chosen by fate to be the leader of these dissidents whom the Alliance would classify as militant rebels outright, viewing them as little more than vermin that need to be extinguished. From being an owned slave to a warrior and rebel leader, to empress and conqueror, this is part of the legacy that Ava'kra hopes to forge, but in the brutal maelstrom of seemingly unending war, can she? When facing betrayal at every turn, fighting outnumbered and outmaneuvered, can a young girl forge a new galactic nation free of oppression and live to tell the tale?

Off the Planet

Author : Rebecca Leydon
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0861969383
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Off the Planet written by Rebecca Leydon and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-18 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on the use of music and sound in films from Godzilla to Star Wars and beyond. In recent years, music and sound have been increasingly recognized as an important, if often neglected, aspect of film production and film studies. Off the Planet comprises a lively, stimulating, and diverse collection of essays on aspects of music, sound, and science fiction cinema. Following a detailed historical introduction to the development of sound and music in the genre, individual chapters analyze key films, film series, composers, and directors in the postwar era. The first part of the anthology profiles seminal 1950s productions such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, the first Godzilla film, and Forbidden Planet. Later chapters analyze the work of composer John Williams, the career of director David Cronenberg, the Mad Max series, James Cameron’s Terminators, and other notable SF films such as Space Is the Place, Blade Runner, Mars Attacks!, and The Matrix. Off the Planet is an important contribution to the emerging body of work in music and film, with contributors including leading film experts from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Los Angeles Graffiti

Author : Roger Gastman
Publisher : Mark Batty Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Los Angeles Graffiti written by Roger Gastman and published by Mark Batty Publisher. This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What this urban art from looks like in America's anti-city.

Horror Film and Otherness

Author : Adam Lowenstein
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231556152
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Horror Film and Otherness written by Adam Lowenstein and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do horror films reveal about social difference in the everyday world? Criticism of the genre often relies on a dichotomy between monstrosity and normality, in which unearthly creatures and deranged killers are metaphors for society’s fear of the “others” that threaten the “normal.” The monstrous other might represent women, Jews, or Blacks, as well as Indigenous, queer, poor, elderly, or disabled people. The horror film’s depiction of such minorities can be sympathetic to their exclusion or complicit in their oppression, but ultimately, these images are understood to stand in for the others that the majority dreads and marginalizes. Adam Lowenstein offers a new account of horror and why it matters for understanding social otherness. He argues that horror films reveal how the category of the other is not fixed. Instead, the genre captures ongoing metamorphoses across “normal” self and “monstrous” other. This “transformative otherness” confronts viewers with the other’s experience—and challenges us to recognize that we are all vulnerable to becoming or being seen as the other. Instead of settling into comforting certainties regarding monstrosity and normality, horror exposes the ongoing struggle to acknowledge self and other as fundamentally intertwined. Horror Film and Otherness features new interpretations of landmark films by directors including Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero, John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, Stephanie Rothman, Jennifer Kent, Marina de Van, and Jordan Peele. Through close analysis of their engagement with different forms of otherness, this book provides new perspectives on horror’s significance for culture, politics, and art.

Copyright in the Street

Author : Enrico Bonadio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009198645
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Copyright in the Street written by Enrico Bonadio and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how copyright laws are perceived within street art and graffiti subcultures to examine how artists and writers view certain creative aspects of their own practice. Drawing on ethnographic research and fieldwork, the book gives voice to the main actors of these communities and highlights their feelings and opinions toward issues that are increasingly impacting their everyday life and work. It also touches on related and complementary issues, such as the 'gallerisation' or economic exploitation of these forms of art and the curious similarities between the graffiti and advertising worlds. Unique and comprehensive, Copyright on the Street brings the 'voice from the street' into the debate over the legal and non-legal protection of street art and graffiti.