{"product_id":"horror-film-a-critical-introduction-9781501314438","title":"Horror Film: A Critical Introduction","description":"Throughout the history of cinema, horror has proven to be a genre of consistent popularity, which adapts to different cultural contexts while retaining a recognizable core.\u003ci\u003e Horror Film: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, the newest in Bloomsbury's \u003ci\u003eFilm Genre \u003c\/i\u003eseries, balances the discussions of horror's history, theory, and aesthetics as no introductory book ever has. Featuring studies of films both obscure and famous, \u003ci\u003eHorror Film \u003c\/i\u003eis international in its scope and chronicles horror from its silent roots until today. As a straightforward and convenient critical introduction to the history and key academic approaches, this book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis accessible to the beginner but still of interest to the expert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurray Leeder\u003c\/b\u003e is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Communication, Media and Film at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is the author \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003eHalloween \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), and editor of \u003ci\u003eCinematic Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eReFocus: The Films of William Castle \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603103809810,"sku":"9781501314438","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f45e77ed-3a8c-4d80-b2ee-14438e67ad52.jpg?v=1757424429","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/horror-film-a-critical-introduction-9781501314438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}