Evil Dead

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-906660-34-5
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 176 mm, Gewicht: 126 g

Reihe: Cultographies

Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) has been celebrated as a rollercoaster ride of terror and a classic horror hit, a defining example of the tongue-in-cheek, excessively gory horror films of the 1980s. It is also the film that introduced the now-iconic character of Ash (played by Bruce Campbell). This study considers the factors that have contributed to the film's evolving cult reputation. It recounts its grueling production, its journey from Cannes to video and DVD, its playful recasting of the genre, and its status, for fans and critics alike, as one of the grungiest, gutsiest, and most inventive horror films in movie history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Egan, Kate

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Evil Dead and Me1. How to Be 'Ferociously Original': Production, Promotion, Initial Reception2. Personality, Authenticity and Illicitness: The Afterlife of The Evil Dead3. 'The Ultimate Experience in Gruelling Terror': Analysing The Evil Dead4. The Evil Dead's Status as a Cult FilmNotesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Kate Egan is lecturer in film studies at Aberystwyth University and author of Trash or Treasure? Censorship and the Changing Meanings of the Video Nasties.