{"product_id":"the-descent-james-marriott-9781906733711","title":"The Descent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of an all-female caving expedition gone horribly wrong, \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) is arguably the best of the mid-2000s horror entries to return verve and intensity to the genre. Unlike its peers (\u003ci\u003eSaw\u003c\/i\u003e [2004], \u003ci\u003eHostel\u003c\/i\u003e [2011], etc.), \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e was both commercially and critically popular, providing a genuine version of what other films could only produce as pastiche. For Mark Kermode, writing in the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, it was \"one of the best British horror films of recent years,\" and Derek Elley in \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e described it as \"an object lesson in making a tightly-budgeted, no-star horror pic.\" \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e's critic praised \"this fiercely entertaining British horror movie;\" while \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's Peter Travers warned prospective viewers to \"prepare to be scared senseless.\" Emphasizing female characters and camaraderie, \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal springboard for discussing underexplored horror themes: the genre's engagement with the lure of the archaic; the idea of birth as the foundational human trauma and its implications for horror film criticism; and the use of provisional worldviews, or \"rubber realities,\" in horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Marriott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906733716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906733711\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 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.30d","brand":"James Marriott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453948801279,"sku":"9781906733711","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_515ac21c-7e06-476f-8aea-479feae852b7.jpg?v=1777303217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-descent-james-marriott-9781906733711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}