The Terror of the Text: Essays on Books, Scrolls and Manuscripts in Horror Films
Language: English
Published by McFarland Publishing, 2018
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- Title
- The Terror of the Text: Essays on Books, Scrolls and Manuscripts in Horror Films
- Author
- Miller, Cynthia J. (Editor)/ Van Riper, A. Bowdoin (Editor)
- Publisher
- McFarland Publishing
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1476671303
- ISBN 13
- 9781476671307
- Item weight
- 0.45 kilograms
From Faust (1926) to The Babadook (2014), books have been featured in horror films as warnings, gateways, prisons and manifestations of the monstrous. Ancient grimoires such as the Necronomicon serve as timeless vessels of knowledge beyond human comprehension, while runes, summoning diaries, and spell books offer their readers access to the powers of the supernatural--but at what cost? This collection of new essays examines nearly a century of genre horror in which on-screen texts drive and shape their narratives, sometimes unnoticed. The contributors explore American films like The Evil Dead (1981), The Prophecy (1995) and It Follows (2014), as well as such international films as Eric Valette's Malefique (2002), Paco Cabeza's The Appeared (2007) and Lucio Fulci's The Beyond (1981).
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About the Author
A. Bowdoin Van Riper is an historian specializing in depictions of science and technology in popular culture. He is the reference librarian at the Martha's Vineyard Museum, and is the author or editor of a wide range of volumes, ranging from science to science fiction to horror.
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