A place of darkness the rhetoric of horror in early American cinema / Kendall R. Phillips.

Author/creator Phillips, Kendall R.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
Descriptionxiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Portion of title Rhetoric of horror in early American cinema
Contents Introduction : cinema, genre, nation -- Superstition and the shock of attraction : horrific elements in early cinema -- Weird and gloomy tales : uncanny narratives and foreign others -- Superstitious Joe and the rise of the American uncanny -- Literary monsters and uplifting horrors -- Mysteries in old dark houses -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017036484
ISBN9781477315507 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781477315514 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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