Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange by Adam Scovell (English) Hardcov

Description: Folk Horror by Adam Scovell Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful And Things Strange charts the summoning of these esoteric arts within the latter half of the twentieth century and beyond, using theories of psychogeography, hauntology, and topography to delve into the genres output in film, television, and multimedia as its "sacred demon of ungovernableness" rises yet again in the twenty-first century. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Interest in the ancient, the occult, and the "wyrd" is on the rise. The furrows of Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man), Piers Haggard (Blood on Satans Claw), and Michael Reeves (Witchfinder General) have arisen again, most notably in the films of Ben Wheatley (Kill List), as has the Spirit of Dark of Lonely Water, Juganets, cursed Saxon crowns, spaceships hidden under ancient barrows, owls and flowers, time-warping stone circles, wicker men, the goat of Mendes, and malicious stone tapes.Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful And Things Strange charts the summoning of these esoteric arts n the latter half of the twentieth century and beyond, using theories of psychogeography, hauntology, and topography to delve into the genres output in film, television, and multimedia as its "sacred demon of ungovernableness" rises yet again in the twenty-first century. Author Biography Adam Scovell is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Liverpool, a short film-maker, and an authority in the field of folk horror. He blogs at celluloidwickerman.com. Review Adam Scovells Folk Horror is an excellent primer on the cultural mode . . . Folk Horror well reflects the emerging newness of the discipline, still pliable and open to interpretation. * Gramarye * Review Quote Adam Scovells Folk Horror is an excellent primer on the cultural mode . . . Folk Horror well reflects the emerging newness of the discipline, still pliable and open to interpretation. Details ISBN191132523X Author Adam Scovell Pages 224 Year 2017 ISBN-10 191132523X ISBN-13 9781911325239 Format Hardcover Imprint Auteur Publishing Subtitle Hours Dreadful and Things Strange Place of Publication Leighton Buzzard Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 791.436164 Short Title Folk Horror Language English Publisher Liverpool University Press Series Auteur Publication Date 2017-03-07 UK Release Date 2017-03-07 AU Release Date 2017-03-07 NZ Release Date 2017-03-07 Alternative 9781800347038 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161750337;

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