{"product_id":"ghost-images-tom-ruffles-9780786420056","title":"Ghost Images: Cinema of the Afterlife","description":"\u003cp\u003e The possibility of life after death is a significant theme in cinema, in which ghosts return to the world of the living to wrap up unfinished business, console their survivors, visit lovers or just enjoy a well-wreaked scaring. This work focuses on film depictions of survival after death, from meetings with the ghost of Elvis to AIDS-related ghosts: apparitions, hauntings, mediumship, representations of heaven, angels, near-death experiences, possession, poltergeists and all the other ways in which the living interact with the dead on screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The work opens with a historical perspective, which outlines the development of pre-cinematic technology for \"projecting\" phantoms, and discusses the use of these skills in early ghost cinema. English-language sound films are then examined thematically with topics ranging from the expiation of sins to \"hungry\" ghosts. Six of the most significant films, \u003ci\u003eDead of Night, A Matter of Life and Death, The Innocents, The Haunting, The Shining, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJacob's Ladder, \u003c\/i\u003e are given a detailed analysis. A conclusion, filmography, and bibliography follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Ruffles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786420057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786420056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.36w x 0.60d","brand":"Tom Ruffles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075422056703,"sku":"9780786420056","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b3231e0-1650-4540-a703-8142f374c5f6.jpg?v=1685459325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghost-images-tom-ruffles-9780786420056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}