Horror in Space - Critical Essays on a Film Subgenre - - Paperback Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - 2017 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

In sharp contrast to many 1960s science fiction films, with idealized views of space exploration, Ridley Scott''s Alien (1979) terrified audiences, depicting a harrowing and doomed deep-space mission. The Alien films launched a new generation of horror set in the great unknown, inspiring filmmakers to take Earth-bound franchises like Leprechaun and Friday the 13th into space. This collection of new essays examines the space horror subgenre, with a focus on such films as Paul W.S. Anderson''s Event Horizon , Duncan Jones'' Moon , Mario Bava''s Planet of the Vampires and John Carpenter''s Ghosts of Mars . Contributors discuss how filmmakers explored the concepts of the final girl/survivor, the uncanny valley, the isolationism of space travel, religion and supernatural phenomena.