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850756
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Phillips, Kendall R.
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| Title & Author
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A place of darkness : : the rhetoric of horror in early American cinema /\ Kendall R. Phillips.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Austin :: University of Texas Press,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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xiii, 235 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1477315500
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: 1477315519
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: 9781477315507
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: 9781477315514
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9781477315521
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9781477315538
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Cinema, genre, nation -- Superstition and the shock of attraction : horrific elements in early cinema -- Weird and gloomy tales : uncanny narratives and foreign others -- Superstitious Joe and the rise of the American uncanny -- Literary monsters and uplifting horrors -- Mysteries in old dark houses -- Conclusion.
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"Analyzing films from La manoir du Diable to Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as their promotion and critical reception, this book reveals how tales of horror are intimately bound to questions of nationhood and national identity"--Publisher's website.
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Horror films-- United States-- History and criticism.
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Horror films.
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Horrorfilm
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United States.
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USA
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/6164
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.H6P438 2018
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| Parallel Title
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Rhetoric of horror in early American cinema
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