{"product_id":"horror-and-philosophy-subashish-bhattacharjee-9781476687605","title":"Horror and Philosophy: Essays on Their Intersection in Film, Television and Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e Horror, no matter the medium, has always retained some influence of philosophy. Horror literature, cinema, comic books and television expose audiences to an \"alien\" reality, playing with the logical mind and challenging \"known\" concepts such as normality, reality, family and animals. Both making strange what was previously familiar, philosophy and horror feed each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This edited collection investigates the intersections of horror and philosophical thinking, spanning across media including literature, cinema and television. Topics covered include the cinema of David Lynch; \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlien: Resurrection\u003c\/i\u003e; the relationships between Jorge Luis Borges and H. P. Lovecraft; horror authors Blake Crouch and Paul Tremblay; Indian film; the television series \u003ci\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/i\u003e; and the horror comic book \u003ci\u003eDylan Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. Philosophers discussed include Julia Kristeva, George Berkeley, Michel Foucault, and the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit. Using philosophies like posthumanism, Afro-Pessimism and others, it explores connections between nightmare allegories, postmodern fragmentation, the ahuman sublime and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Subashish Bhattacharjee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476687609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476687605\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 11\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Subashish Bhattacharjee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079214821631,"sku":"9781476687605","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc58d896-0e33-4dfa-988e-76093893c649.jpg?v=1685479841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/horror-and-philosophy-subashish-bhattacharjee-9781476687605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}