Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Dead Funny
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Dead Funny
Do you wish to request the book?
Dead Funny
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
eBook
Dead Funny
2023
Overview
Horror films strive to make audiences scream, but they also garner
plenty of laughs. In fact, there is a long tradition of horror
directors who are fluent in humor, from James Whale to John Landis
to Jordan Peele. So how might horror and humor overlap more than we
would expect? Dead Funny locates humor as a key element in
the American horror film, one that is not merely used for
extraneous \"comic relief\" moments but often serves to underscore
major themes, intensify suspense, and disorient viewers. Each
chapter focuses on a different comic style or device, from the use
of funny monsters and scary clowns in movies like A Nightmare
on Elm Street to the physical humor and slapstick in movies
ranging from The Evil Dead to Final Destination .
Along the way, humor scholar David Gillota explores how horror
films employ parody, satire, and camp to comment on gender,
sexuality, and racial politics. Covering everything from the
grotesque body in Freaks to the comedy of awkwardness in
Midsommar , this book shows how integral humor has been to
the development of the American horror film over the past century.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Subject
ISBN
1978834179, 9781978834170, 1978834195, 9781978834194, 1978834160, 9781978834163
Seems like something went wrong :( Kindly try again later!