{"product_id":"american-twilight-kristopher-woofter-9781477322833","title":"American Twilight: The Cinema of Tobe Hooper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of gritty horror, Tobe Hooper captured on-screen an America in constant crisis and upended myths of prosperity to reveal the country's internal decay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tobe Hooper's productions, which often trespassed upon the safety of the family unit, cast a critical eye toward an America in crisis. Often dismissed by scholars and critics as a one-hit wonder thanks to his 1974 horror classic \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre, \u003c\/i\u003e Hooper nevertheless was instrumental in the development of a robust and deeply political horror genre from the 1960s until his death in 2017. In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors assert that the director was an auteur whose works featured complex monsters and disrupted America's sacrosanct perceptions of prosperity and domestic security. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the skepticism toward American institutions and media and the articulation of uncanny spaces so integral to Hooper's vast array of feature and documentary films, made-for-television movies, television episodes, and music videos. From \u003ci\u003eEgg Shells\u003c\/i\u003e (1969) to \u003ci\u003ePoltergeist\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eDjinn\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and even Billy Idol's music video for \"Dancing with Myself\" (1985), Tobe Hooper provided a singular directorial vision that investigated masculine anxiety and subverted the idea of American exceptionalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristopher Woofter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477322833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477322833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022","brand":"Kristopher Woofter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044259361023,"sku":"9781477322833","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1abff652-ec9d-4c99-b7db-997ce8d2c8f6.jpg?v=1684971824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-twilight-kristopher-woofter-9781477322833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}