Touchstones of gothic horror : a film genealogy of eleven motifs and images /
Huckvale, David.
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co.,
c2010.
"This book explores the origin of Gothic cinema in art and literature, tracing its connection to the Gothic revival in architecture, the Gothic novel, landscape, ruins, Egyptology, occultism, sexuality, the mythology of werewolves, the philosophy of Hegel, and many other aspects of the Romantic and Symbolist movements"--Provided by publisher.
"This book explores the origin of Gothic cinema in art and literature, tracing its connection to the Gothic revival in architecture, the Gothic novel, landscape, ruins, Egyptology, occultism, sexuality, the mythology of werewolves, the philosophy of Hegel, and many other aspects of the Romantic and Symbolist movements"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Stairways to hell -- Sturm und drang -- Ruins -- Municipal sublimity -- Heaving cleavage -- Living pictures -- Interlude : werewolves -- Ornate coffins -- Hegelian horrors -- Ancient Egypt -- The occult -- Satire.
Horror films
Motion pictures and literature.
Art and motion pictures.