{"product_id":"hong-kong-horror-cinema-9781474452229","title":"Hong Kong Horror Cinema","description":"Dumplings stuffed with diabolical fillings. Sword-wielding zombies. Hopping cadavers. Big-head babies. For decades, Hong Kong cinema has served up images of horror quite unlike those found in other parts of the world. In seminal films such as \u003ci\u003eA Chinese Ghost Story, Rouge, The Eye, Dumplings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRigor Mortis\u003c\/i\u003e, the region's filmmakers have pushed the boundaries of genre, cinematic style, and bad taste. But what makes Hong Kong horror cinema so utterly unique? Why does it hold such fascination for \"serious\" cinephiles and cult fans alike? \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Horror Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English-language study of this delirious and captivating cinematic tradition, offering new insights into the history of Hong Kong horror through case studies of classic films and through a detailed consideration of their aesthetic power, economic significance, and cultural impact in both the global and domestic market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Bettinson is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Lancaster University. He is the author of The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai: Film Poetics and the Aesthetic of Disturbance (Hong Kong University Press, 2015) and editor of Asian Cinema (Intellect Press). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Martin is Associate Professor of Film Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). His recent research concerns the international circulation of films from East Asia. He is the author of Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), co-editor of Korean Horror Cinema (Edinburgh University Press, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850674442514,"sku":"9781474452229","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15400d44-4a26-4313-81e1-906441fc14fe.jpg?v=1737416957","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hong-kong-horror-cinema-9781474452229","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}