Touchstones of gothic horror
Subtitle: a film genealogy of eleven motifs and images
By: David Huckvale
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780786447824
Subjects: Art and motion pictures; History and criticism; Horror films; Motion pictures and literature
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Stairways to hell; title: Sturm und drang; title: Ruins; title: Municipal sublimity; title: Heaving cleavage; title: Living pictures; title: Interlude : werewolves; title: Ornate coffins; title: Hegelian horrors; title: Ancient Egypt; title: The occult; title: Satire.