{"product_id":"uncanny-bodies-robert-spadoni-9780520251229","title":"Uncanny Bodies: The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre","description":"In 1931 Universal Pictures released \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein, \u003c\/i\u003etwo films that inaugurated the horror genre in Hollywood cinema. These films appeared directly on the heels of Hollywood's transition to sound film. \u003ci\u003eUncanny Bodies \u003c\/i\u003eargues that the coming of sound inspired more in these massively influential horror movies than screams, creaking doors, and howling wolves. A close examination of the historical reception of films of the transition period reveals that sound films could seem to their earliest viewers unreal and ghostly. By comparing this audience impression to the first sound horror films, Robert Spadoni makes a case for understanding film viewing as a force that can powerfully shape both the minutest aspects of individual films and the broadest sweep of film production trends, and for seeing aftereffects of the temporary weirdness of sound film deeply etched in the basic character of one of our most enduring film genres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Spadoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520251229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520251229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.31w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1167","brand":"Robert Spadoni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159203180799,"sku":"9780520251229","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5507a674-35ef-4aeb-9039-0f53662d2805.jpg?v=1689081218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncanny-bodies-robert-spadoni-9780520251229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}