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Rational Fears: American Horror in the 1950's

by Mark Jancovich


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  • Bookseller: Spirit Tomes and Treasures US (US)
  • Seller Inventory #: 000471
  • Format: Paperback
  • Book condition: Fine
  • Jacket condition: No Jacket
  • Quantity available: 1
  • Edition: First Trade Paperback Printing
  • Binding: Paperback
  • ISBN 10: 0719036232
  • ISBN 13: 9780719036231
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
  • Place: Manchester & New York
  • Date published: 1996
  • Pages: 324
  • Size: 5.75 x 9 x 1.25 inches
  • Weight: 1.15 pounds

Description

Manchester & New York: Manchester University Press, 1996 FIRST EDITION. Rigorous reassessment of 1950's Hollywood horror film with comparisons to novels and comics of the period. Author argues that these films exhibit a critique of conservatism, conformity, mass society, and masculinity. However, they did establish a pattern for the key elements for horror films and novels that continue to this day. Pages clean and tight. Linton softcover in Fine condition. . First Trade Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.





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