Critical Readings on Hammer Horror Films

This collection offers close readings on Hammer's cycle of horror films, analysing key films and placing particular emphasis on the narratives and themes present in the works discussed.Ranging from the studio's first horror outing, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935) to Hammer's last contemporary film, Doctor Jekyll (2023), the collection celebrates cult-favourites such as The Quatermass Experiment, the films of Terence Fisher, to overlooked classics such as Captain Clegg or The Mummy franchise. This volume also delves into Hammer's psychological thrillers, the studio's venture into TV with Hammer's House of Horrors, with theoretical frameworks varying from queer studies to postcolonial readings.This volume will appeal to scholars and students of film studies, international cinema, film history and horror studies.

Product details

• Authors: Fernando Gabriel (Universidad De Bu Pagnoni Berns
• Assisted by: Matthew Edwards (Editor), Edwards Matthew (Editor), Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032603155
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260315-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Advances in Horror
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Horror, Film, TV & radio, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Gender studies, gender groups, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, Performing arts genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror