Masks in Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Overview

Masks in Horror Cinema explores the endurance of the mask in this genre. As a transformative device, masks are approached historically and cross-culturally to examine how masked rituals intersect with power, ideology and identity. The power of the mask evolves in horror movies, reflecting new contexts and rendering them a persistent and dynamic aspect of horror’s iconography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786834966
Publisher:	University of Wales Press
Publication date:	02/16/2020
Series:	Horror Studies
Edition description:	1
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is an Australian film critic, speaker and consultant who specialises in horror, cult and exploitation cinema. She is a researcher at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction - Why Masks? Ritual, Power and Transformation Chapter One: Situating Masks and Horror Cinema Part One: Masks, Horror and Cinema: Towards Codification Chapter Two: Masks and Horror in Literary and Performance Traditions and E