{"product_id":"9781626743519","title":"Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film, Updated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of the 1970s family horror subgenre to certain aspects of American culture and classical Hollywood cinema. Far from being an ephemeral and short-lived genre, horror actually relates to many facets of American history from its beginnings to the present day. Individual chapters examine aspects of the genre, its roots in the Universal horror films of the 1930s, the Val Lewton RKO unit of the 1940s, and the crucial role of Alfred Hitchcock as the father of the modern American horror film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubsequent chapters investigate the key works of the 1970s by directors such as Larry Cohen, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Wes Craven, and Tobe Hooper, revealing the distinctive nature of films such as \u003ci\u003eBone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt's Alive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod Told Me To\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExorcist 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the contributions of such writers as Stephen King. Williams also studies the slasher films of the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Friday the 13th series, \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e, the remake of \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring their failure to improve on the radical achievements of the films of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter covering some post-1970s films, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e, the book concludes with a new postscript examining neglected films of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. Despite the overall decline in the American horror film, Williams determines that, far from being dead, the family horror film is still with us. Elements of family horror even appear in modern television series such as \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e. This updated edition also includes a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134646567152,"sku":"9781626743519","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626743519_p0.jpg?v=1763864698","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626743519","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}