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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813136555
ISBN-13
9780813136554
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110967971
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Philosophy of Horror
Subject
Film / Genres / Horror, Horror & Supernatural, Drama, Popular Culture, General
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Performing Arts, Social Science
Series
The Philosophy of Popular Culture Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
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Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
""[Fahy] gathers essays by 12 philosophers, literary scholars, and others on the appeal and repulsion of horror films and the questions they raise about fear, safety, justice, and suffering."--Moving Image Archives" --, "If you wish to have your horizons broadened, and new ideas brought up and explored, then you'd do well to pick this up."-- Rock Star Journalist, "Fahy...examines the reasons why audiences continue to revisit horror and why fear is the underpinning of some of American culture's most well known television and film productions and works of literature." -- tucsoncitizen.com, ""The philosophy of Horror demonstrate the range and diversity of purposes served by horror films and fiction."--Booksquawk.com" --, ""If you wish to have your horizons broadened, and new ideas brought up and explored, then you'd do well to pick this up."--Rock Star Journalist" --, ""A deadly serious contribution to scholarship on horror and a deliciously evil way of engaging philosophy."--Eric Bronson, author of Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings " --, ""Fahy...examines the reasons why audiences continue to revisit horror and why fear is the underpinning of some of American culture's most well known television and film productions and works of literature."--tucsoncitizen.com" --, "The Philosophy of Horror captures some of the lively conversations occurring at the intersection of horror and philosophy. The volume collects a group of original essays that engage a wide variety of artifacts -- TV shows like Ghost Hunters, classic films like The Black Cat, and novels such as In Cold Blood -- and take up a wide variety of theoretical questions ranging from the ethics of retribution, the notion of the sublime, and human nature." -- Kendall R. Phillips, author of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture, "Fahyexamines the reasons why audiences continue to revisit horror and why fear is the underpinning of some of American culture's most well known television and film productions and works of literature."--tucsoncitizen.com, "A selection of 14 essays exploring ways horror plays with philosophical concepts, primarily looking at films and TV, but also fiction."--Locus, "A selection of 14 essays exploring ways horror plays with philosophical concepts, primarily looking at films and TV, but also fiction." -- Locus, "The philosophy of Horror demonstrate the range and diversity of purposes served by horror films and fiction."--Booksquawk.com, "[Fahy] gathers essays by 12 philosophers, literary scholars, and others on the appeal and repulsion of horror films and the questions they raise about fear, safety, justice, and suffering."--Moving Image Archives, ""The Philosophy of Horror provides new insights into a familiar genre. And, like the Cedar Point commercial that comes on each autumn, advertising family-friendly October weekends, it's 'fun scary, not scary scary.'"--The Plain Dealer" --, "The philosophy of Horror demonstrate the range and diversity of purposes served by horror films and fiction." -- Booksquawk.com, ""It's precisely the extreme nature of horror that makes it such a lightning rod for debates about hot-topic issues within American culture -- like racism, women's rights, consumerism and sexuality -- along with broader issues of morality....Philosophy of Horror addresses the latter, with contributions about the hidden messages of everything from The Birds to Hostel."--Thomas Rogers,Salon" --, "[Fahy] gathers essays by 12 philosophers, literary scholars, and others on the appeal and repulsion of horror films and the questions they raise about fear, safety, justice, and suffering." -- Moving Image Archives, "The Philosophy of Horror provides new insights into a familiar genre. And, like the Cedar Point commercial that comes on each autumn, advertising family-friendly October weekends, it's 'fun scary, not scary scary.'"--The Plain Dealer, "The Philosophy of Horror captures some of the lively conversations occurring at the intersection of horror and philosophy. The volume collects a group of original essays that engage a wide variety of artifacts--TV shows like Ghost Hunters, classic films like The Black Cat, and novels such as In Cold Blood--and take up a wide variety of theoretical questions ranging from the ethics of retribution, the notion of the sublime, and human nature."--Kendall R. Phillips, author of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture, ""If you wish to have your horizons broadened, and new ideas brought up and explored, then you'd do well to pick this up."-- Rock Star Journalist " --, "It's precisely the extreme nature of horror that makes it such a lightning rod for debates about hot-topic issues within American culture -- like racism, women's rights, consumerism and sexuality -- along with broader issues of morality....Philosophy of Horror addresses the latter, with contributions about the hidden messages of everything from The Birds to Hostel." -- Thomas Rogers, Salon, "The Philosophy of Horror provides new insights into a familiar genre. And, like the Cedar Point commercial that comes on each autumn, advertising family-friendly October weekends, it's "fun scary, not scary scary."" -- The Plain Dealer, ""[The Philosophy of Horror] demonstrates how horror films essentially make us philosophical skeptics for a couple hours before we return to everyday life.... it's "fun scary, not scary scary." It definitely made me chuckle."--The Plain Dealer" --, "It's precisely the extreme nature of horror that makes it such a lightning rod for debates about hot-topic issues within American culture--like racism, women's rights, consumerism and sexuality--along with broader issues of morality....Philosophy of Horror addresses the latter, with contributions about the hidden messages of everything from The Birds to Hostel."--Thomas Rogers,Salon, "The Philosophy of Horror is an intelligently written, perceptive, engrossing work that attempts to answer many disturbing questions. The arguments are presented in a clear manner and are supported by appropriate examples...The [book] is recommended not only for enthusiasts of the genre, but also for anyone who has ever wondered why some people enjoy horror films. The book raises some questions about our own psyche worth pondering about." -- Mayra Calvani, New York Journal of Books, ""The Philosophy of Horror captures some of the lively conversations occurring at the intersection of horror and philosophy. The volume collects a group of original essays that engage a wide variety of artifacts -- TV shows like Ghost Hunters, classic films like The Black Cat, and novels such as In Cold Blood -- and take up a wide variety of theoretical questions ranging from the ethics of retribution, the notion of the sublime, and human nature."--Kendall R. Phillips, author of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture " --, "A deadly serious contribution to scholarship on horror and a deliciously evil way of engaging philosophy."--Eric Bronson, author of Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings, ""A selection of 14 essays exploring ways horror plays with philosophical concepts, primarily looking at films and TV, but also fiction."--Locus" --, "A deadly serious contribution to scholarship on horror and a deliciously evil way of engaging philosophy." -- Eric Bronson, author of Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings, ""A deadly serious contribution to scholarship on horror and a deliciously evil way of engaging philosophy."--Eric Bronson, author of Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings" --, "[The Philosophy of Horror] demonstrates how horror films essentially make us philosophical skeptics for a couple hours before we return to everyday life.... it's "fun scary, not scary scary." It definitely made me chuckle."--The Plain Dealer, "The Philosophy of Horror is an intelligently written, perceptive, engrossing work that attempts to answer many disturbing questions. The arguments are presented in a clear manner and are supported by appropriate examplesThe [book] is recommended not only for enthusiasts of the genre, but also for anyone who has ever wondered why some people enjoy horror films. The book raises some questions about our own psyche worth pondering about."--Mayra Calvani, New York Journal of Books, ""The Philosophy of Horror is an intelligently written, perceptive, engrossing work that attempts to answer many disturbing questions. The arguments are presented in a clear manner and are supported by appropriate examples...The [book] is recommended not only for enthusiasts of the genre, but also for anyone who has ever wondered why some people enjoy horror films. The book raises some questions about our own psyche worth pondering about."--Mayra Calvani, New York Journal of Books" --, ""The Philosophy of Horror captures some of the lively conversations occurring at the intersection of horror and philosophy. The volume collects a group of original essays that engage a wide variety of artifacts -- TV shows like Ghost Hunters, classic films like The Black Cat, and novels such as In Cold Blood -- and take up a wide variety of theoretical questions ranging from the ethics of retribution, the notion of the sublime, and human nature."--Kendall R. Phillips, author of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture" --
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.43/6164
Table Of Content
Introduction Horror and the Idea of Life: On Skeptical Threats in Psycho and The Birds Through a Mirror, Darkly: Art-Horror as a Medium for Moral Reflection The Justification of Torture-Horror: Retribution and Sadism in Saw , Hostel , and The Devil's Rejects Hobbes, Human Nature, and the Culture of American Violence in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood Making Their Presence Known: TV's Ghost-Hunter Phenomenon in a World of Posts The Vampire with a Soul: Angel and the Quest for Identity Ideological Formations of the Nuclear Family in The Hills Have Eyes (1977, 2006) Zombies of the World Unite: Class Struggle and Alienation in Land of the Dead The Haunted House of Edgar G. Ulmer: Europe vs. America in the Gothic Vision of The Black Cat From Domestic Nightmares to Nightmare of History: Uncanny Eruptions of Violence King's and Kubrick's Versions of The Shining Hot with Rapture and Cold with Fear: Grotesque, Sublime, and Postmodern Transformations in Patrick Süskind's Perfume Shock Value: A Deleuzean Encounter with James Purdy's Narrow Rooms Making Monsters: The Philosophy of Reproduction in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Universal Films Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Kitsch and Camp and Things That Go Bump in the Night: Sontag and Adorno at the (Horror) Movies
Synopsis
Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or leave the movie theater. Whether serious, kitschy, frightening, or ridiculous, horror not only arouses the senses but also raises profound questions about fear, safety, justice, and suffering. From literature and urban legends to film and television, horror's ability to thrill has made it an integral part of modern entertainment. Thomas Fahy and twelve other scholars reveal the underlying themes of the genre in The Philosophy of Horror. Examining the evolving role of horror, the contributing authors investigate works such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), horror films of the 1930s, Stephen King's novels, Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining (1980), and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Also examined are works that have largely been ignored in philosophical circles, including Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (1965), Patrick S skind's Perfume (1985), and James Purdy's Narrow Rooms (2005). The analysis also extends to contemporary forms of popular horror and "torture-horror" films of the last decade, including Saw (2004), Hostel (2005), The Devil's Rejects (2005), and The Hills Have Eyes (2006), as well as the ongoing popularity of horror on the small screen. The Philosophy of Horror celebrates the strange, compelling, and disturbing elements of horror, drawing on interpretive approaches such as feminist, postcolonial, Marxist, and psychoanalytic criticism. The book invites readers to consider horror's various manifestations and transformations since the late 1700s, probing its social, cultural, and political functions in today's media-hungry society., Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or leave the movie theater. Whether serious, kitschy, frightening, or ridiculous, horror not only arouses the senses but also raises profound questions about fear, safety, justice, and suffering. From literature and urban legends to film and television, horror's ability to thrill has made it an integral part of modern entertainment. Thomas Fahy and twelve other scholars reveal the underlying themes of the genre in The Philosophy of Horror. Examining the evolving role of horror, the contributing authors investigate works such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), horror films of the 1930s, Stephen King's novels, Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining (1980), and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Also examined are works that have largely been ignored in philosophical circles, including Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (1965), Patrick Süskind's Perfume (1985), and James Purdy's Narrow Rooms (2005). The analysis also extends to contemporary forms of popular horror and "torture-horror" films of the last decade, including Saw (2004), Hostel (2005), The Devil's Rejects (2005), and The Hills Have Eyes (2006), as well as the ongoing popularity of horror on the small screen. The Philosophy of Horror celebrates the strange, compelling, and disturbing elements of horror, drawing on interpretive approaches such as feminist, postcolonial, Marxist, and psychoanalytic criticism. The book invites readers to consider horror's various manifestations and transformations since the late 1700s, probing its social, cultural, and political functions in today's media-hungry society., Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration generated by a terrifying story; their anticipation is palpable. But they also breathe a sigh of relief when the action is over, when they are able to close their books or leave the movie theater. Whether serious, kitschy, frightening, or ridiculous, horror not only arouses the senses but also raises profound questions about fear, safety, justice, and suffering. From lit
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PN1995.9.H6P45 2012
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