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Final Girls, Feminism and Popular Culture by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9783030315221Publication Date: 2020-05-06This volume examines contemporary reformulations of the 'Final Girl' in film, TV, literature and comic, expanding the discussion of the trope beyond the slasher subgenre. Focusing specifically on popular texts that emerged in the 21st century, the volume asks: What is the sociocultural context that facilitated the remarkable proliferation of the Final Girls? What kinds of stories are told in these narratives and can they help us make sense of feminism? What are the roles of literature and media in the reconsiderations of Carol J. Clover's term of thirty years ago and how does this term continue to inform our understanding of popular culture? The contributors to this collection take up these concerns from diverse perspectives and with different answers, notably spanning theories of genre, posthumanism, gender, sexuality and race, as well as audience reception and spectatorship.
Classic Horror Films and the Literature That Inspired Them by ISBN: 9780786498963Publication Date: 2015-05-07
Horror Movies Based on Works of Literature
There are many horror films that are based on works of literature. Some of the most famous monsters, such as Frankenstein and Dracula, were first developed within novels. Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley in 1818, continues to be a popular horror monster today. Frankenstein the monster is seen in both comedy horrors like Young Frankenstein (1974) and classic horror films like Frankenstein: The Man Who Made a Monster (1931). Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein in the year 1816 when she was just 18 years old. The idea was conceived during her stay at Lord Byron's home during the "Year without a Summer." Attempting to find something exciting to do on a rainy, cold day, Mary, her future husband Percy, and Lord Byron proposed that they all write a gothic ghost novel. Mary Shelley was the only one of the three to finish the novel. More than 200 years have passed and her gothic tale is still widely read and continuously adapted for other stories, films, and TV programs.
Some of the most haunting scary movies of today hail from more contemporary authors. One of the most well-known authors of horror fiction is Stephen King. King has had several novels turned in to movies including: Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), and (1990). Stephen King wrote several short stories for magazines before his first novel, Carrie, was published. Ever since this first publication he has been churning out books and over 50 of his books have been adapted for movies or TV shows. Other more modern horror fiction novels that have been adapted for TV or movies include: Hellraiser (1987), Rosemary's Baby (1968), and Innocence (2002).