| Description |
1 online resource (200 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; THIN PARTITIONS: ASIA & THE SUPERNATURAL; JAPANESE HORROR FILMS: MODERNISM & MONSTERS; CLASSIC JAPANESE HORRORS 1953-1968; SOCIAL SICKNESSES; JAPANESE MODERN HORROR MASTERS: THE BIG FIVE; MODERN JAPANESE HORROR: ESSENTIAL VIEWING; KOREAN HORROR CINEMA; KOREAN MODERN HORROR MASTERS; MODERN KOREAN HORROR: ESSENTIAL VIEWING; HONG KONG HORROR CINEMA; MODERN HONG KONG HORROR: ESSENTIAL VIEWING; THAI TERRORS; THAI TERRORS: ESSENTIAL VIEWING; EAST GOES WEST: LOST IN TRANSLATION?; INTERACTIVE TERRORS; REFERENCE WEBSITES |
| Summary |
Since Japanese horror sensations The Ring and Audition first terrified Western audiences at the turn of the millenium, there's been a growing appreciation of Asia as the hotbed of the world's best horror movies. Over the last decade Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong have all produced a steady stream of stylish supernatural thrillers and psychological chillers that have set new benchmarks for cinematic scares. Hollywood soon followed suit, producing high-profile remakes of films like The Ring, Dark Water, The Grudge and The Eye. With scores of Asian horror titles now available to Western |
| Bibliography |
BIBLIOGRAPHYCopyright; Advertisement |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781842434086 |
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184243408X |
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