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The highway horror film

The Highway Horror Film argues that 'Highway Horror' is a hither-to overlooked sub-genre of the American horror movie. In these films, the American landscape is by its very accessibility rendered terrifyingly hostile, and encounters with other travellers almost always have sinister outcome...

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Main Authors: Murphy, Bernice M.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Horror films > History and criticism > United States.
Film: styles & genres > Southeastern & South Atlantic states.
Film theory & criticism > Southeastern & South Atlantic states.
Performing Arts.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137391209
Summary: The Highway Horror Film argues that 'Highway Horror' is a hither-to overlooked sub-genre of the American horror movie. In these films, the American landscape is by its very accessibility rendered terrifyingly hostile, and encounters with other travellers almost always have sinister outcomes.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Carrier Form: 144 p.
ISBN: 9781137391209 :
1137391200 :
CLC: J905
Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction: Bumps in the Road: Defining Highway Horror 1. 'I Almost Drove Right Past': Motels and Highway Horror 2. 'That Truck Driver Tried to Kill Me!' The Highway Nemesis Narrative 3. 'Let's Go For a Ride, Otis': Serial Killers in the Highway Horror Film 4. 'They Never Even Saw It Coming': The Fatal Car Crash in the Highway Horror Film Notes Bibliography Filmography Index.

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