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Author Poole, Ben

Title SAW
Published New York : Columbia University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (204 pages)
Series Devil's advocates
Devil's advocates.
Contents Cover ; Series List; Series Page; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Copyright; Contents ; Introduction; Production; The Horror Film and the Studio System; Textual Analysis; Narrative in SAW; Representation; Themes and Issues Arising; Audiences; SAW and Sequels; Critical Reception; Game Over?; Bibliography
Summary Like all game changers within the horror genre, SAW was an independent success, a low-budget champion that flourished without the patronage of a big studio. Not bad for the most successful horror franchise ever, which has spawned subsidiary media and masses of merchandise, including a theme park rollercoaster ride. What is it about SAW that attracted such a following? In his contribution to the ""Devil's Advocates"" series, Ben Poole considers the SAW phenomenon from all aspects of film and media studies? from its generic pedigree in both literature and film, to the visceral audience ple
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SUBJECT Saw (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021070490
Saw (Motion picture) fast
Subject Horror films -- United States -- History and criticism
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Horror films
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781906733971
190673397X