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Menacing Environments : Ecohorror in Contemporary Nordic Cinema /

"In Menacing Environments, Benjamin Bigelow examines ecohorror as a film genre that generates fear and dread by dwelling on the threatening interconnectedness between humans and the environment. Though the combination of horror and the natural environment may be a counter-intuitive pairing for the r...

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Main Author: Bigelow, Benjamin (College teacher) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2023.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nature in motion pictures
Motion pictures
Horror films
Environmental protection and motion pictures
Nature in motion pictures.
Environmental protection and motion pictures.
Horror films > Scandinavia > History and criticism.
Motion pictures > Scandinavia > History.
Scandinavia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Summary:"In Menacing Environments, Benjamin Bigelow examines ecohorror as a film genre that generates fear and dread by dwelling on the threatening interconnectedness between humans and the environment. Though the combination of horror and the natural environment may be a counter-intuitive pairing for the region, the commercial and critical attention garnered by transnational Nordic ecohorror films such as Antichrist (dir. Lars von Trier, 2009) and Midsommar (dir. Ari Aster, 2019) shows that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is not always figured as innocent or benign"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780295751658
Access:Open Access

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