{"product_id":"nigel-kneale-and-horror-medium-time-culture-and-genre-9781836243519","title":"Nigel Kneale and Horror: Medium, Time, Culture and Genre","description":"\u003cp\u003eNigel Kneale's writing career spanned the second half of the twentieth century, arguably contributing to the shape of British television drama, as well as having lingering influence in science fiction and horror. This collection focuses on Kneale's horror writing, particularly in film and television. Taking a number of different academic perspectives, the chapters approach questions of medium, adaptation, genre, and style, emphasising the role that time plays in Kneale's horror, and how he connected to wider cultural concerns. The work covered includes more famous productions, such as the \u003cem\u003eQuatermass\u003c\/em\u003e serials, \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in Black\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as some that have received less attention, including the social horror of Kneale's film adaptations of \u003cem\u003eLook Back in Anger\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Entertainer\u003c\/em\u003e, 'lost' productions such as 'The Chopper' and \u003cem\u003eBam! Pow! Zap!\u003c\/em\u003e, and unproduced work such as \u003cem\u003eThe Big, Big Giggle\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawing on archival sources, including Kneale's own archives, alongside the productions themselves, the collection portrays Kneale as a writer deeply concerned with society and social change, with the potential and responsibility of the media, and not as a horror writer, but a writer deeply concerned with the horrific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnston, Derek:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDerek Johnston lectures in media at Queen's University Belfast and is the author of \u003ci\u003eHaunted Seasons: Television Ghost Stories for Christmas and Horror for Halloween.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276776374546,"sku":"9781836243519","price":142.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2473a247-46d5-491d-a10c-4ca90a34bea3.jpg?v=1747138424","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nigel-kneale-and-horror-medium-time-culture-and-genre-9781836243519","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}