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Zdarzenie – między horrorem a baśnią

open access: yesSlavia Meridionalis, 2016
An Event – between horror and fairy tale An Event (Događaj, 1969) is one of the few Croatian horror movies. In comparison to other examples of the use of the horror genre in Croatian cinema, the film is distinguished by its aesthetic sophistication and
Patryk Pająk
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Transcultural perspectives in Teaching Children's Horror Films

open access: yesSeminar.net, 2018
Transcultural perspective has recently raised more academic attention due to the internationalization of higher education and migration all over the globe.
Marjo Kovanen, Sirkku Kotilainen
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Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work, edited by Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton

open access: yesAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media
From the gory cover art of VHS tapes to the iconic imagery of chainsaws, horror films have long been misconstrued as mere vehicles for shock and sensation.
Blake Lynch
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An Invitation to Reflection about Horror: A Review of Genre Updates

open access: yesГалактика медиа: журнал медиа исследований
This article reviews A.V. Pavlov's book “Horror Studies: Genre Updates in the 21st Century”, which examines the historiography of horror studies in cinema.
Sophia V. Yakimova
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Masz mnie, wampirze. Inspiracje horrorem filmowym w wideoklipach heavymetalowych

open access: yesAnnales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia de Cultura, 2019
The article concerns inspirations, borrowings and transformations of motifs from horror movies, present in music videos of heavy metal bands. It emphasises the aspect of diverse approach of heavy metal music video makers to horror topos, interpreted in
Andrzej Ner
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A General Look on the Impact of Turkish Horror Movies: An Exploratory Study on the Opinions of Youth on Horror Movies

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2020
This study aims to examine young Turkish university students’ perceptions on horror movies and the impact of this genre on them. Also, this study aims to gain an understanding of the role of makeup and special effect makeup in horror movies for this ...
Vali Gjinali, Elif Asude Tunca
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Allegorical representation of Kuntilanak in Rizal Mantovani’s films

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
This article examines the allegorical representation of the mythical ghost kuntilanak in Rizal Mantovani’s films on kuntilanak. Kuntilanak narrative can be found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. This representation is then interpreted as a cultural
Anton Sutandio
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John Carpenters ›Halloween‹ – Beispiel einer softwaregestützten Spannungsanalyse

open access: yesZeitschrift für digitale Geisteswissenschaften
Based on the exemplary research project for the investigation of a horror film corpus, the system for the categorical classification and annotation of suspense content as well as the results of the algorithmic recognition of
Julian Sittel
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Maria Labo: A Semiotic Analysis of Fear

open access: yesJournal of Literature and Education
This study examines how fear is constructed through semiotic elements in the Filipino horror film Maria Labo (2015). Based on Ferdinand de Saussure’s semiotic theory, the study examines how signs, symbols, gestures, and cinematic methods function as ...
John Jonathan Normandia   +4 more
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Les remakes comme témoins de la poétique du cinéma d’horreur hollywoodien contemporain

open access: yesMise au Point, 2018
This articles focuses on the recent cycle of Hollywood remakes of American horror movies of the 1970s-1980s. Comparative analysis reveals the extent to which the big budget remakes of the 2000s testify to a homogenization of contemporary Hollywood horror
David Roche
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