Maternal Horror Film [electronic resource] : Melodrama and Motherhood /
Arnold, S.author.
Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, Arnold investigates the polarized images of monstrous and sacrificing mother.
Includes filmography (pages 198-200).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
Introduction -- The good mother -- The bad mother -- A comparative analysis of motherhood in recent Japanese and US horror films -- Pregnancy in the horror film -- Conclusion.
Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, Arnold investigates the polarized images of monstrous and sacrificing mother.
Communication.
Sociology.
Film genres.
Cultural studies.
Motion pictures and television.
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Media Studies.
Gender Studies.
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Cultural Studies.
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Film History.