{"product_id":"100-american-horror-films-by-barry-keith-grant-9781839021466","title":"100 American Horror Films","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[A] well-plotted survey. \u003cem\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e100 American Horror Films\u003c\/em\u003e, Barry Keith Grant presents entries on 100 films from one of American cinema's longest-standing, most diverse, and most popular genres, representing its rich history from the silent era—D.W. Griffith's \u003cem\u003eThe Avenging Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e of 1915—to contemporary productions—Jordan Peele's 2017 \u003cem\u003eGet Out\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction, Grant provides an overview of the genre’s history, a context for the films addressed in the individual entries, and discusses the specific relations between American culture and horror. All of the entries are informed by the question of what makes the specific film being discussed a horror film, the importance of its place within the history of the genre, and, where relevant, the film is also contextualised within specifically American culture and history. Each entry also considers the film’s most salient textual features, provides important insight into its production, and offers both established and original critical insight and interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 100 films selected for inclusion represent the broadest historical range and are drawn from every decade of American filmmaking. They include movies from major and minor studios and examples of different types or subgenres of horror, such as psychological thriller, monster terror, gothic horror, home invasion, torture porn, and parody. The selection also includes various types of horror monsters, including werewolves, vampires, zombies, mummies, mutants, ghosts, and serial killers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595385815276,"sku":"9781839021466","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839021466-100-american-horror-films.jpg?v=1777895277","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/100-american-horror-films-by-barry-keith-grant-9781839021466","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}