Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors - Paperback

Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors - Paperback

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Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors - Paperback
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Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors - Paperback

Dark Forces at Work: Essays on Social Dynamics and Cinematic Horrors - Paperback

$90.62
$90.62

by Emiliano Aguilar (Contribution by), Rea Amit (Contribution by), Lindsey Michael Banco (Contribution by)

Dark Forces at Work examines the role of race, class, gender, religion, and the economy as they are portrayed in, and help construct, horror narratives across a range of films and eras. These larger social forces not only create the context for our cinematic horrors, but serve as connective tissue between fantasy and lived reality, as well.


While several of the essays focus on "name" horror films such as IT, Get Out, Hellraiser, and Don't Breathe, the collection also features essays focused on horror films produced in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and on American classic thrillers such as Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Key social issues addressed include the war on terror, poverty, the housing crisis, and the Time's Up movement. The volume grounds its analysis in the films, rather than theory, in order to explore the ways in which institutions, identities, and ideologies work within the horror genre.

Author Biography

Cynthia J. Miller is senior faculty at the Emerson College Institute for the Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies.

A. Bowdoin Van Riper is a historian who specializes in depictions of science and technology in popular culture.
Number of Pages: 348
Dimensions: 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 18, 2023

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