{"product_id":"grief-in-contemporary-horror-cinema-screening-loss-paperback","title":"Grief in Contemporary Horror Cinema: Screening Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErica Joan Dymond\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAspen Taylor Ballas\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the past two decades, horror cinema around the globe has become increasingly preoccupied with the concept of loss. \u003ci\u003eGrief in Contemporary Horror Cinema: Screening Loss\u003c\/i\u003e examines the theme of grief as it is represented in both indie and mainstream films, including works such as Jennifer Kent's watershed film \u003ci\u003eThe Babadook\u003c\/i\u003e, Juan Antonio Bayona's award-sweeping \u003ci\u003eEl orfanato\u003c\/i\u003e, Ari Aster's genre-straddling \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e, and Lars von Trier's visually stunning \u003ci\u003eMelancholia\u003c\/i\u003e. Analyzing depictions of grief ranging from the intimate grief of a small family to the collective grief of an entire nation, the essays illustrate how these works serve to provide unity, catharsis, and--sometimes--healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754955833632,"sku":"9781793633958","price":64.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/133d59220ac303ebf7313d11d6b430fa.webp?v=1780047129","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/grief-in-contemporary-horror-cinema-screening-loss-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}