Grief in Contemporary Horror Cinema
Screening Loss
Abstract
Over the course of the past two decades, horror cinema around the globe has become increasingly preoccupied with the concept of loss. Grief in Contemporary Horror Cinema: Screening Loss examines the theme of grief as it is represented in both indie and mainstream films, including works such as Jennifer Kent's watershed film The Babadook, Juan Antonio Bayona's award-sweeping El orfanato, Ari Aster's genre-straddling Midsommar, and Lars von Trier's visually stunning Melancholia. Analyzing depictions of grief ranging from the intimate grief of a small family to the collective grief of an entire nation, the essays illustrate how these works serve to provide unity, catharsis, and—sometimes—healing.
Schlagworte
cultural studies LGBTQIA+ Studies Loss in Film Gender Studies Grief in Film Bereavement in Film Independent Film- i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- 69–104 Loss and Gender 69–104
- 167–196 Loss and the Known World 167–196
- 197–208 Index 197–208
- 209–212 About the Contributors 209–212