---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:26 AM To: [log in to unmask] DARK DREAMS 2.0 : A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century Greatly expanded from the 1977 original, this new edition of DARK DREAMS explores the evolution of the modern horror film, particularly as it reflects anxieties associated with the atomic bomb, the Cold War, sixties violence, sexual liberation, the Reagan revolution, 9/11, and the war in Iraq. It divides modern horror into three varieties (psychological, demonic, and apocalyptic) and demonstrates how horror cinema represents the popular expression of everyday fears while revealing the forces that influence American ideological and political values. Directors given a close reading include Alfred Hitchcock, Brian De Palma, David Cronenberg, Guillermo Del Toro, Michael Haneke, Robert Aldrich, Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski, and George A. Romero. Additional material discusses postmodern remakes, horror franchises, and Asian millennial horror. Charles Derry is professor emeritus of motion picture studies at Wright State University. He has a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has written widely on a variety of popular culture topics, including film, television, and ideology. Includes a Foreword by John Russell Taylor; 988 digitally remastered frame grabs accompanied by visual analysis; extensive filmographies; bibliography; index; and interviews with William Friedkin, Robert Aldrich, George A. Romero, Curtis Harrington, and William Castle. http://www.amazon.com/9780786433971-Charles-Derry/dp/0786433973/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257965238&sr=8-1 http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3397-1 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?box=9780786433971&pos=-1&EAN=9780786433971 ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html