File(s) not publicly available
Studying Hammer horror
book
posted on 2023-06-09, 02:54 authored by Victoria Grace WaldenAlthough the team behind Hammer Studios never initially intended to focus on any one genre, it is for a particular brand of horror films that it is most remembered. It was the British touch that Hammer injected into classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy that helped these films become world famous. Studying Hammer Horror inspires serious study of these films by providing a range of theoretical frameworks that offer productive readings of the studio's production context, style and particular case studies. Victoria Grace Walden reevaluates classic film theories, such as genre and auteur studies, and considers philosophical approaches to understanding Hammer's engagement with gender, national identity, postcolonial issues and the occult. Studying Hammer Horror offers a general refresher of film theory, while critically engaging with a number of specific films including X the Unknown, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Stranglers of Bombay, The Gorgon, Dracula A.D. 1972 and Hammer's more recent productions Let Me In and The Woman in Black. At the heart of the book's narrative is the question, what is it that makes Hammer's horror films British?
History
Publication status
- Published
Publisher
Columbia University PressPages
141.0ISBN
9781906733322Series
Studying filmDepartment affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2016-09-15Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedLicence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC