Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- 1 Introduction: Of Monsters and Monstration
- 2 Horror, Realism and Theatricality
- 3 The Theatricality of Monstrous Villainy in Film Adaptations of Horror Plays
- 4 The Theater as Locus Horribilis: Staging the Paradox of Tragic Horror
- 5 The Theatricality of Horror: Characters, Unities and Styles
- 6 Conclusion: The Theatricality of Horror Spectatorship
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- 1 Introduction: Of Monsters and Monstration
- 2 Horror, Realism and Theatricality
- 3 The Theatricality of Monstrous Villainy in Film Adaptations of Horror Plays
- 4 The Theater as Locus Horribilis: Staging the Paradox of Tragic Horror
- 5 The Theatricality of Horror: Characters, Unities and Styles
- 6 Conclusion: The Theatricality of Horror Spectatorship
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Information
- Theatricality in the Horror FilmA Brief Study on the Dark Pleasures of Screen Artifice, pp. v - viPublisher: Anthem PressPrint publication year: 2019