Torture Porn [electronic resource] : Popular Horror after Saw /
Jones, Steve.author.
The first monograph to critically engage with the controversial horror film subgenre known as 'torture porn', this book dissects press responses to popular horror and analyses key torture porn films, mapping out the broader conceptual and contextual concerns that shape the meanings of both 'torture' and 'porn'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. "Torture Porn" (Category) -- pt. 2. "Torture" (Morality) -- pt. 3. "Porn" (Extremity).
The first monograph to critically engage with the controversial horror film subgenre known as 'torture porn', this book dissects press responses to popular horror and analyses key torture porn films, mapping out the broader conceptual and contextual concerns that shape the meanings of both 'torture' and 'porn'.
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