{"product_id":"folk-horror-on-film-kevin-j-donnelly-9781526191205","title":"Folk Horror on Film: Return of the British Repressed","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is folk horror and how culturally significant is it? This collection is the first study to address these questions while considering the special importance of British cinema to the genre's development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book presents political and aesthetic analyses of folk horror's uncanny landscapes and frightful folk. It places canonical films like Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973) in a new light and expands the canon to include films like the sci-fi horror Doomwatch (1970-72) and the horror documentary Requiem for a Village (1975) alongside filmmakers Ken Russell and Ben Wheatley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of engrossing chapters by established scholars and new writers argue for the uniqueness of folk horror from perspectives that include the fragmented national history of pagan heresies and Celtic cultures, of peasant lifestyles, folkloric rediscoveries and postcolonial decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin J. Donnelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526191202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526191205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"Kevin J. Donnelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867323519231,"sku":"9781526191205","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b88117e1-558e-4626-bb8a-02c75002496f.jpg?v=1747454478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/folk-horror-on-film-kevin-j-donnelly-9781526191205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}