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260 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Ideal for readers intrigued by feminist critiques of horror cinema, exploring how these films subvert traditional gender roles through the lens of victim-heroes and audience engagement.
Description
Do the pleasures of horror movies really begin and end in sadism? So the public discussion of film assumes, and so film theory claims. Carol Clover argues, however, that these films work mainly to engage the viewer in the plight of the victim-hero...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 98%
challenging: 50%
reflective: 42%
dark: 24%
adventurous: 3%
tense: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Gore, ViolenceModerate
Ableism, Body horror, Domestic abuse
260 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Ideal for readers intrigued by feminist critiques of horror cinema, exploring how these films subvert traditional gender roles through the lens of victim-heroes and audience engagement.
Description
Do the pleasures of horror movies really begin and end in sadism? So the public discussion of film assumes, and so film theory claims. Carol Clover argues, however, that these films work mainly to engage the viewer in the plight of the victim-hero...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 98%
challenging: 50%
reflective: 42%
dark: 24%
adventurous: 3%
tense: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Gore, ViolenceModerate
Ableism, Body horror, Domestic abuse