Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous

By Mithuraaj Dhusiya

Book Overview

This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in Indiauncovering some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown. It focuses on the construction of gender subjectivities in select horror films across seven major languages - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi and Malayalam.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138693189
• ISBN13: 9781138693180
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.7"