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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     More Content       More by this author     Meehan, Paul, 1948-     Subjects     Film noir -- History and criticism.     Horror films -- History and criticism.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Meehan, Paul, 1948-       by title:      Horror noir : where ...       by call number:      791.436164 M494h     Search the Web     Meehan, Paul, 1948-     Film noir -- History and criticism.     Horror films -- History and criticism.       MARC Display

Horror noir : where cinema's dark sisters meet / Paul Meehan. by Meehan, Paul, 1948- McFarland & Co., c2011. Call #: 791.436164 M494h Subjects Film noir -- History and criticism.   Horror films -- History and criticism. ISBN:  9780786445974 (pbk.) Description:  vi, 304 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 291), filmography and index. Contents:  Introduction -- Horror and fantasy elements in classic films noir -- Horror noir in the 1930s -- The Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur noir legacy -- Horror noir from radioland -- Monster noir -- Gothic and costume noir -- Horror noir in the 1950s -- Hitchcock's psychological ghosts and doppelgängers -- Modern horror noir in the 1960s -- Horror noirs of the 1970s and '80s -- The noir horrors of Hannibal the cannibal -- The mean streets of hell -- Conclusion : horror and film noir: the dark genres. Summary:  "This critical survey examines the relationships between horror and film noir. Included are the films based on popular horror/mystery radio shows, the works of Val Lewton, and Alfred Hitchcock's stories. Also discussed are gothic and costume horror noirs; the noir of recent films; and film noir aspects of the Hannibal Lecter movies and other serial-killer thrillers"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 791.436164 M494h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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