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Author: Bastianini,Ettore

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Selling the Splat Pack : the DVD revolution and the American horror film /

"Proposes that the films of the Splat Pack were products of, rather than reactions against, film industry policy. This book includes an overview of the history of the American horror film from an industry studies perspective, an analysis of how the DVD market influenced the production of Americ...

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Main Authors: Bernard, Mark
Published: Edinburgh University Press,
Publisher Address: Edinburgh :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Splatter films > United States > History and criticism
Horror films > United States > History and criticism
Splatter films > Economic aspects > History
Horror films > Economic aspects > History
Splatter films > Production and direction > United States
Horror films > Production and direction > United States
Motion picture industry > United States
DVD-Video discs > United States > Marketing
Summary: "Proposes that the films of the Splat Pack were products of, rather than reactions against, film industry policy. This book includes an overview of the history of the American horror film from an industry studies perspective, an analysis of how the DVD market influenced the production of American horror films, and an examination of films from Splat Pack members such as Eli Roth, Rob Zombie, James Wan, and Alexandre Aja."--Publishers website.
Item Description: Originally published: 2014.
Carrier Form: ix, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-205) and index.
ISBN: 9781474405584
1474405584
Index Number: PN1995
CLC: J975.1
J905.712
Call Number: J905.712/B521
Contents: Part I: The industrical context of the Splat Pack -- Introuducing the Splat Pack -- Politics and the horror film: an industry studies intervention -- The DVD revolution and the horror film, take one: from trash to art to collectable -- The DVD revolution and the horror film, take two: rise of the 'Unrated' -- Part II: The Splat Pack on DVD -- Text, subtext and the story of the film: Eli Roth's "Hostel" and "Hostel: Part II" on DVD -- The 'white trash' world of Rob Zombie: class, collecting and the summing spectators -- Seriality, subjectivity and new media: consuming the "Saw" series -- Scar

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