| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction: Welcome to the Nightmare -- Why Do We Like To Be Scared? -- Horror Movie History -- Sub Genres -- Staging the Horror -- Five Tropes -- On Creating the Nemesis -- The First Act: Unease and dread, character and milieu -- The Second Act: Modulating fear, terror and horror -- Third Act. Resolutions, Tragic and redemptive endings -- Prequels, Sequels and Franchises -- Adaptations: From page to screen -- On Cross-genre -- World Markets -- Low Budget Horror -- Forming the idea: Writing exercises |
| Summary |
Tales of horror have always been with us from Biblical times to the Gothic novel to successful modern day authors and screenwriters. Though the genre is often maligned, it is huge in popularity and its resilience is undeniable. Here, Marc Blake and Sara Bailey offer a detailed analysis of the horror genre, including its subgenres, tropes, and the specific requirements of the horror screenplay |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Horror films -- Authorship
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Motion picture plays -- Technique.
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Film scripts & screenplays.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Screenwriting.
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Motion picture plays -- Technique
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bailey, Sara
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| ISBN |
9781441195067 |
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1441195068 |
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9781441193476 |
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1441193472 |
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