{"product_id":"9781903663981","title":"Beyond Hammer: British Horror Cinema Since 1970","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough they are often critically neglected, British horror films make up a significant and steadily growing body of genre works within a nationally grounded cinema. Deeply rooted within the Gothic tradition, these post-Hammer Studio films place their antagonistic threats within contemporary Britain, allowing werewolves to roam the Moors and isolated islanders to practice Pagan sacrifice, hiding a family of cannibals behind the white tiled walls of the Underground, or unleashing a virulent plague that causes zombies to stumble through middle class suburbia. The juxtaposition between these unreal elements and the vivid Britishness of characters and locations has led to a collaborative body of work that examines the modern fears of contemporary Britain. Accessible to the students, tutors, and the general reader, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e provides new critical readings of classic, contemporary, and lesser known films of the post-Hammer British horror canon. Chronologically ordered, these chapters feature new and engaging readings of \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn American Werewolf in London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMary Shelley's Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHellraiser\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Horror Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShaun of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Descent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auteur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057577410800,"sku":"9781903663981","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781903663981_p0.jpg?v=1763612617","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781903663981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}