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A Critical Companion to Wes Craven

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In A Critical Companion to Wes Craven, contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven’s work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. This book covers both the successes and failures contained in Craven’s extensive filmography, ultimately revealing a variegated portrait of his career. Scholars of film studies, horror, and ecology will find this book particularly interesting.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni and John Darowski

Part I: Space, Time, Urbanities
1. “Destabilizing Safety: Space, Place, and Risk in Craven's Last House on the Left, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Red Eye.” Jacob Babb
2. ““What If?” The Unrealized in Wes Craven's The Twilight Zone (1985) and Nightmare Cafe.” Emiliano Aguilar
3. “Ruined Landscapes, the EcoGothic and Eco-Horror in the Early Films of Wes Craven: Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, Deadly Blessing, Swamp Thing, The Hills Have Eyes II.” Michael Stock
4. “Nowhere Is Safe: Suburban Terror in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Shocker and Scream.” Daniel P. Compora

Part II: Traumatic Aspects
5. “Teenage alienation and Fractured Identities: Re-evaluating Wes Craven's My Soul to Take.” Reece Goodall
6. “Wes Craven and BIPOC Horror: Contrasting The People Under the Stairs with The Possession of Joel Delaney.” Joshua W. Katz, Taksala Abeygunawardena, Natalie O'Reilly, Brenan R.R. Smith and Todd G. Morrison
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Product details

Published	Aug 08 2023
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	322
ISBN	9781666919066
Imprint	Lexington Books
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Series	Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns

Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns is Professor in the…

Anthology Editor

John Darowski

Contributor

Taksala Abeyguawardena

Contributor

Emiliano Aguilar

Contributor

Kat Albrecht

Contributor

Jacob Babb

Contributor

Ezra Brain

Contributor

Eric Brinkman

Contributor

Stephanie Chang

Contributor

Daniel P. Compora

Contributor

John Darowski

Contributor

Will Dodson

Contributor

Reece Goodall

Reece Goodall is Director of Student Experience at…

Contributor

Joshua W. Katz

Contributor

Brian Keiper

Contributor

Joel Kirk

Contributor

Todd G. Morrison

Contributor

Natalie O'Reilly

Contributor

Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns

Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns is Professor in the…

Contributor

Sony Jalarajan Raj

Contributor

Andrew Smith

Contributor

Brenan R. R. Smith

Contributor

Michael Stock

Contributor

Adith K. Suresh

Contributor

Eduardo Veteri

Contributor

Olivia Wood

“Pagnoni Berns and Darowski have curated a volume on the cinema of Wes Craven that is greater than the sum of its parts, illuminating the dark corners of his canon while also offering fresh insights into old favorites. From his television movies to ecocritical readings of his work to multiple analyses of “rubber reality,” there is something here for every scholar, fan, and scholar-fan of Craven’s work. A thorough survey of an underappreciated auteur.“

Kevin J. Wetmore Jr., Loyola Marymount University
“Examining classic titles alongside lesser-known works, the diverse essays included in A Critical Companion to Wes Craven offer fresh perspective and new insight into the career of this most revered horror filmmaker. Authoritative, passionate, critical, and engaging, this is a must read for the horror fan and scholar.”

Stacey Abbott, University of Roehampton London
“An indispensable volume on an indispensable horror auteur. A Critical Companion to Wes Craven provides an exhaustive overview of one of the most respected (but understudied) masters of horror. The companion will serve as a necessary point of reference for future scholars of Craven’s oeuvre. Every nook and cranny of Craven’s career is explored from the use of “rubber reality,” to his tendency to explore the monstrousness of family and nature, to his neglected work on made-for-television films, to his lesser appreciated works like My Soul to Take (2010) and Swamp Thing (1982), and much more.”

Todd K. Platts, Piedmont Virginia Community College