{"product_id":"the-canadian-horror-film-gina-freitag-9781442628502","title":"The Canadian Horror Film: Terror of the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the cheaply made \"tax-shelter\" films of the 1970s to the latest wave of contemporary \"eco-horror,\" Canadian horror cinema has rarely received much critical attention. Gina Freitag and André Loiselle rectify that situation in \u003cem\u003eThe Canadian Horror Film\u003c\/em\u003e with a series of thought-provoking reflections on Canada's \"terror of the soul,\" a wasteland of docile damnation and prosaic pestilence where savage beasts and mad scientists rub elbows with pasty suburbanites, grumpy seamen, and baby-faced porn stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing chapters on \u003cem\u003ePontypool\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGinger Snaps\u003c\/em\u003e, 1970s slasher films, Quebec horror, and the work of David Cronenberg, among many others, \u003cem\u003eThe Canadian Horror Film\u003c\/em\u003e unearths the terrors hidden in the recesses of the Canadian psyche. It examines the highlights of more than a century of Canadian horror filmmaking and includes an extensive filmography to guide both scholars and enthusiasts alike through this treacherous terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gina Freitag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442628502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442628502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016","brand":"Gina Freitag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058536837375,"sku":"9781442628502","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c23dcef1-af01-422a-8cb9-29d1ae2952eb.jpg?v=1685053130","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-canadian-horror-film-gina-freitag-9781442628502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}