Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s: Why Don't They Do It Like They Used To?

by David Roche and David Roche

Book Overview

In Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s author David Roche takes up the assumption shared by many fans and scholars that original horror movies are more "disturbing," and thus better than the remakes. He assesses the qualities of movies, old and recast, according to criteria that include subtext, originality, and cohesion. With a methodology that combines a formalist and cultural studies approach, Roche sifts aspects of the American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496802543
• ISBN13: 9781496802545
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"