{"product_id":"dark-directions-kendall-r-phillips-9780809330959","title":"Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nightmare on Elm Street\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. These films have been indelibly stamped on moviegoers' psyches and are now considered seminal works of horror. Guiding readers along the twisted paths between audience, auteur, and cultural history, author Kendall R. Phillips reveals the macabre visions of these films' directors in \u003ci\u003eDark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillips begins by analyzing the works of George Romero, focusing on how the body is used cinematically to reflect the duality between society and chaos, concluding that the unconstrained bodies of the \u003ci\u003eLiving Dead \u003c\/i\u003efilms act as a critical intervention into social norms. Phillips then explores the shadowy worlds of director Wes Craven. In his study of the films \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent and the Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeadly Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShocker\u003c\/i\u003e, Phillips reveals Craven's vision of technology as inherently dangerous in its ability to cross the gossamer thresholds of the gothic. Finally, the volume traverses the desolate frontiers of iconic director John Carpenter. Through an exploration of such works as \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fog\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Mouth of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, Phillips delves into the director's representations of boundaries--and the haunting consequences for those who cross them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first volume ever to address these three artists together, \u003ci\u003eDark Directions \u003c\/i\u003eis a spine-tingling and thought-provoking study of the horror genre. In analyzing the individual works of Romero, Craven, and Carpenter, Phillips illuminates some of the darkest minds in horror cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendall R. Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809330954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809330959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Bram Stoker Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2012 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012","brand":"Kendall R. Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086902309119,"sku":"9780809330959","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ffed7ad-0ff2-44a4-9056-fa89014dee32.jpg?v=1769097224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-directions-kendall-r-phillips-9780809330959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}