{"product_id":"9798765122198","title":"Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture","description":"Author: Phillips, Kendall R.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798765122198\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revised and expanded edition of this popular book that traces the cultural history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the American horror film by focusing on individual films that helped to define or redefine the genre from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDracula\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (1931) to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet Out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (2017). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines thirteen films that redefined the notion of cinematic horror and influenced the films that followed- \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003e(1931),\u003ci\u003e T\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Thing\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre \u003c\/i\u003e(1974), \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003eScream \u003c\/i\u003e(1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Sense\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eThe Blair Witch Project\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eSaw\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). Carefully situating each film in relation to the history of the genre and the cultural contexts in which it emerged, the book explains why certain horror films create a connection with a wide audience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSince the publication of the first edition in 2005, the horror genre has become even more culturally prominent and commercially successful. The genre has also shown rapid development, and several prominent trends have emerged in the 21st century. This edition includes two additional chapters that focus on \u003ci\u003eSaw \u003c\/i\u003e(2004) and \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), as James Wan's \u003ci\u003eSaw\u003c\/i\u003e helped to launch a highly successful franchise as well as the subgenre of \"torture porn,\" while Jordan Peele's \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e inaugurated a broader cultural conversation about the power of horror narratives to interrogate systems of ideology and oppression.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655838945438,"sku":"UBD-9798765122198","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798765122198.jpg?v=1774835282","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798765122198","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}