Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film - Updated Edition

by Carol J. Clover

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From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s. Investigating the popularity of the low-budget tradition, Carol Clover looks in particular at slasher, occult, and rape-revenge films. Although such movies have been traditionally understood as offering only sadistic pleasures to their mostly male audiences, Clover demonstrates...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691166293

ISBN13:9780691166292

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:276 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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