Horror noir where cinema's dark sisters meet /

"This critical survey examines the relationships between horror and film noir. Included are the films based on popular horror/mystery radio shows, the works of Val Lewton, and Alfred Hitchcock's stories. Also discussed are gothic and costume horror noirs; the noir of recent films; and film...

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1. Verfasser: Meehan, Paul, 1948-
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, c2011.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • Horror and fantasy elements in classic films noir
  • Horror noir in the 1930s
  • The Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur noir legacy
  • Horror noir from radioland
  • Monster noir
  • Gothic and costume noir
  • Horror noir in the 1950s
  • Hitchcock's psychological ghosts and doppelgängers
  • Modern horror noir in the 1960s
  • Horror noirs of the 1970s and '80s
  • The noir horrors of Hannibal the cannibal
  • The mean streets of hell
  • Conclusion : horror and film noir: the dark genres.