{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-john-carpenter-the-technique-of-terror-9781904764144","title":"The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror","description":"John Carpenter is a seminal figure in the history of horror and science fiction filmmaking. His work in these genres has been highly influential in their ongoing development. This book gives Carpenter's output the sustained critical treatment it deserves. It comprises essays that address the whole of Carpenter's work, as well as others which focus on a smaller number of key films. Some essays take on wide-ranging issues such as Carpenter's approach to remakes and the question of genre, while others are organized around a specific theme or technical aspect of Carpenter's film-making. The text's key strength is that it draws upon an international group of scholars offering a variety of expertise. Films discussed include \u003ci\u003eAssault on Precinct 13\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and its subsequent sequels, \u003ci\u003eEscape from New York\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eEscape from L.A.\u003c\/i\u003e(1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Fog\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), \u003ci\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eVillage of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e(2001). The book also features an exclusive interview with John Carpenter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Conrich is senior lecturer in Film Studies at University of Surrey, Roehampton and is coeditor of seven books, including the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eHorror Zone: The Cultural Experience of Contemporary Horror Cinema.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written extensively on the horror genre, with his work appearing in \u003ci\u003eA Handbook to Gothic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Fantastic: The Films of David Cronenberg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Horror Film Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBritish Horror Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e.David Woods is senior lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand--a Pastoral Paradise?\u003c\/i\u003e and he has contributed to \u003ci\u003eTranslation, Theory and Latin America: Dimensions of the Third Term\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Background to Critical Theory: From Kant to Levi-Strauss.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wallflower Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857023078674,"sku":"9781904764144","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa26a814-94b7-4f3a-a673-cc325542d2a3.jpg?v=1737518092","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-john-carpenter-the-technique-of-terror-9781904764144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}