| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 259 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
ReFocus, the American directors series |
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ReFocus, the American directors series.
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| Contents |
1. When Strangers Marry: Film Noir as Mediated Gothic / Hugh S. Manon -- 2. Gender in William Castle's Westerns / Zack Rearick -- 3. He Earned Our Forgiveness: William Castle and American Movie Showmanship / A.T. McKenna -- 4. Collective Screams: William Castle and the Gimmick Film / Murray Leeder -- 5. Ghost Show Ballyhoo: Castle's Macabre Will Scare You to Death / Beth Kattelman -- 6. How to View 13 Ghosts / Eliot Bessette -- 7. Chaos Made Flesh: Mr. Sardonicus (1961) and the Mask as Transformative Device / Alexandra Heller-Nicholas -- 8. A Sick Mind in Search of a Monstrous Body: William Castle and the Emergence of Psychological Horror in the 1960s / Steffen Hantke -- 9. "What a Wicked Game to Play?" Playfulness, Generic Hybridity, and Cult Appeal in Castle's 1960s Films / Caroline Langhorst -- 10. "Where Did Our Love Go?" The Case of William Castle's The Night Walker / Michael Pelitti -- 11.H omo/cidal: William Castle's 1960s Killer Queers / Peter Marra -- 12. The Cinematic Pandemonium of William Castle and John Waters / Kate J. Russell |
| Summary |
With an influence felt on directors like Joe Dante, Robert Zemeckis and John Waters, this volume reappraises Castle's legacy as an innovator as much as a showman |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Castle, William -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Castle, William fast |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Feminist.
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Motion picture producers and directors
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Leeder, Murray, 1982- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781474424271 |
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1474424279 |
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9781474424288 |
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1474424287 |
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