{"product_id":"scream-steven-west-9781911325277","title":"Scream","description":"\u003cp\u003eWes Craven's \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) emerged at the point where the early eighties American slasher cycle had effectively morphed into the post-\u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e trend for Hollywood thrillers that incorporated key slasher movie tropes. \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e emerged as a spiritual successor to Wes Craven's unpopular but critically praised previous film \u003ci\u003eNew Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), which evolved from his frustration at having lost creative control over his most popular creation, Freddy Krueger, and rebirthed the character in a postmodern context. \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e appropriates many of the concepts, conceits, and in-jokes inherent in \u003ci\u003eNew Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e, albeit in a much more commercial context that did not alienate teenage audiences who were not around to see the movies that were being referenced. This Devil's Advocate offers a full exploration of \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e, including its structure, its many reference points (such as the prominent use of Halloween as a kind of sacred text), its marketing (\"the new thriller from Wes Craven\" - not a horror film), and legacy for horror cinema in the new millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911325272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911325277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.60w x 0.30d","brand":"Steven West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311387177215,"sku":"9781911325277","price":27.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b64f2a5-2fd5-42fd-9493-aea1db977dc4.jpg?v=1695722533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scream-steven-west-9781911325277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}