The horror sensorium : media and the senses /

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Author / Creator:	Ndalianis, Angela.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Description:	vii, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Horror films -- History and criticism. Horror television programs -- History and criticism. Motion picture audiences. Horror films. Horror television programs. Motion picture audiences. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8935984

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ISBN:	9780786461271 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786461276 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-215) and index.
Summary:	"Through analyses of various mediums, this volume explores how the horror genre affects the mind and body of the spectator. By examining how these diverse media generate medium-specific corporeal and sensory responses, it reveals how the sensorium interweaves sensory and intellectual encounters to produce powerful systems of perception"--

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
1. Horror Aesthetics and the Sensorium
2. Dancing with the Living Dead: Video Games, Avatars and Arms on the Brain
3. Dark Rides, Hybrid Machines and the Multisensory Experience
4. Paranormal Romance: Anita Blake, Sookie Stackhouse and the Monsters Who Love Them
5. Payback's a Bitch! Death Proof, Planet Terror and the Carnivalization of Grindhouse Cinema
6. Hail to the King! Techno-Intertexts, Video Game Horror and Doom 3
7. Transmedia and the Sensorium: From Blair Witch to True Blood
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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