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kamera b o o k s kamerabooks.com KB 21st C Horror.indd 1 2/23/17 8:33 AM OTHER BOOKS BY DOUGLAS KEESEY Douglas Keesey Neo-Noir Contemporary Erotic Cinema TWENTY FIRST CENTURY HORROR FILMS kamera b o o k s KB 21st C Horror.indd 2 2/23/17 8:33 AM Douglas Keesey TWENTY FIRST CENTURY HORROR FILMS kamera b o o k s KB 21st C Horror.indd 3 2/23/17 8:33 AM First published in 2017 by Kamera Books an imprint of Oldcastle Books, PO Box 394, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 1XJ www.kamerabooks.com Copyright © Douglas Keesey 2017 Series Editor: Hannah Patterson The right of Douglas Keesey to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of the publishers. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-84344-905-8 (print) 978-1-84344-906-5 (epub) 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 Typeset by Elsa Mathern in Univers 9 pt Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY KB 21st C Horror.indd 4 2/23/17 8:33 AM To my mother, for taking me to the drive-in so that I could see House of Dark Shadows when I was ten; To my father, for accompanying me so that I could see Carrie when I was fifteen; and To my brother, for loving The Legend of Bigfoot and The Giant Spider Invasion as much as I did. KB 21st C Horror.indd 5 2/23/17 8:33 AM KB 21st C Horror.indd 6 2/23/17 8:33 AM A NOTE TO THE READER This book gives explanations of what these movies mean. Because a film’s ending is often essential to its meaning, there are spoilers ahead. Readers who wish to avoid them are advised to see the films before reading this book. KB 21st C Horror.indd 7 2/23/17 8:33 AM KB 21st C Horror.indd 8 2/23/17 8:33 AM CONTENTS Introduction 11 1. Nightmares 17 2. Nations 103 3. Innovations 139 Bibliography 219 Notes 227 Index 237 KB 21st C Horror.indd 9 2/23/17 8:33 AM
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