Title: Horror in space : critical essays on a film subgenre /
Authors: Brittany, Michele, 1965-
Year: 2017
Subjects: Horror films History and criticism; Science fiction films History and criticism; Outer space in motion pictures.; Space flights in motion pictures.; Horror films; Outer space in motion pictures; Science fiction films; Space flights in motion pictures
Abstract: "This collection of new essays examines the space horror subgenre, with a focus on such films as Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon, Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires and John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars. Contributors dicsuss how filmmakers explored the concepts of the final girl/survivor, the uncanny valley, the isolationism of space travel, religion and supernatural phenomena"--
Contents: Part One: Horror Made in America -- Part Two: Time and Space in a Sea of Post-Modern Isolation -- Part Three: The Uncanny Body -- Part Four: The Devil Made Me -- Part Five: Play It Again or Rip It Off.